Life & Illumination


by Ernie Fitzpatrick - Date: 2008-08-02 - Word Count: 313 Share This!

The goal is to come at the written Word (Bible, Scriptures) in a way that you're not just reading words, but feeling, sensing, and being transformed by them. It's much like an actor who READS the words without emotions and then an actor who BECOMES the person, the role that's being read. It's a day and night difference. To BECOME, one must BE!  Say what? 

Surely you've been there and experienced this!

You're reading a verse from the Bible , one that you've read dozens if not hundreds of times. You've even heard sermons preached on that Scripture, but at this moment, all of a sudden, something happens and the verse comes ALIVE! The mere seeing the words can at times cause an AWE that stops you, takes you out of this present world, and reveals to you a spiritual truth that's beyond words and thoughts.

How many times has that happened?

Too often we read verses by rote and there's no meaning other than hearing the words that you're reading in your subconscious mind. I know that I can't always WILL myself into understanding a Scripture but I can help the process alone by asking myself, what's that mean, what's the verse that was written 2,000 years ago SAYING to me today?

What did Jesus mean when it's reported by John that He said, "When you pray, BELIEVE you have RECEIVED? How does one do that? What's the process? What's involved in BELIEVING a thing, for a thing that's not yet, that's really invisible? You're the one that needs to answer those questions IF you want that verse to come alive and truly alter your life.

Think about it. Ponder it. Write down some thoughts and possible answers. then JUST DO IT! If that prayer doesn't manifest, maybe you've still got more to learn, embrace. Life and illumination of the Word is true transformation. All else is just religious!


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As a spiritual-futurist my commentaries and articles deal primarily with an interpretation of current events in light of macro-universal forces at play.

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