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Indispensable Principle

As we turn to look in God’s word, there is one principle that is
indispensable and that is total reliance on God’s Holy Spirit. It’s
not only a principle of Bible study but it’s a principle of life. We
must always depend on God’s Holy Spirit. Before we pray, let
me share 1 Kings 3:24&25, “Then the king said, ‘The one says,
“This is my son who is living, and your son is the dead one”; and
the other says, “no! For your son is the dead one, and my son is
the living one.” Solomon said, “Bring a sword and kill the
baby.” That’s what his lips said, “Kill the baby.” But his heart
was saying, “Save the baby.” When we read the Bible, it’s not
only what Jesus says but it’s His heart. When Lazarus died Jesus
told Mary and Martha, “This sickness is not unto death.” That’s
what His lips said but that’s not what His heart said. Jesus told
me that if I’m to follow Him I’m to hate my wife and family.
That’s what His lips said but that’s not what His heart said.
Jesus said, “Let the dead bury the dead.” He didn’t mean that.
All I’m saying is, that when we study the Bible, put your ear on
God’s heart and not His lips. We need to hear God’s heart.

Prayer

Our heavenly Father, we thank You for the Holy Spirit
that lives inside of us. Now we ask that Holy Spirit would anoint
the speaker. We pray that your Holy Spirit would anoint the
translator. We pray that the Holy Spirit would anoint the listener.
Help us all put our ear to Your heart, so we can hear again so
great a salvation. We pray in Jesus’ name.

We have been looking at some wonderful foundations of
our faith. We looked at the truth of the exchanged life; His life
for mine. We looked at the truth of faith and how sensitive Jesus
is to the smallest touch. We looked at the truth of revelation and
how the Holy Spirit takes the Bible and shows us Jesus. And by