WRITING BRINGS HEARING AND HOPE

“Thus speaks the Lord God of Israel, saying: ‘Write in a book for yourself all the words      that I have spoken to you.”—Jeremiah 30:2

The Bible is full of people who wrote down their thoughts. God Himself wrote on stone tablets to communicate to His people.  In fact, the Bible would not have been written had not people recorded their thoughts.  The Apostle John conveyed hope and encouragement to a variety of people.  The people that he wrote to were believers that he called little children, to young men, and to fathers.  Paul wrote to remind people of what they had heard and how they had been taught. The Scriptures record many examples of individual’s prayers and God’s replies (e.g. the Psalms, many of the prophets and the Revelation of Jesus Christ). 

Writing down your thoughts in a journal, and then reading the record can help you gain a clear understand of how God may be speaking to you.  Write a message down to preserve it whenever you sense that God is speaking to you . You will soon discover how often your heavenly Father has imparted something very specific to you.  Additionally, writing in a journal releases the flow of the Holy Spirit in your life.  You will begin to hear God more clearly and have an opportunity to look back over what you have written and then reflect how you have heard from Him.  In John 20:31, Jesus said,

“But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God,  and that believing you may have life in His name.”

Prayer—Your thoughts are precious to me Lord.  Speak to me that I may live and preserve your words for future generations, in Jesus Name. Amen.