Before we read God's Word, as we read it, and after we read it, we must ask God the Holy Spirit to come and make effective our reading. Without the Spirit's work, our reading is in vain. Below are some prayers, based on Scripture, that I have found helpful as I read God's Word.
I pray now Father that, as I read Your Word, the Spirit would come and ignite it. Spirit come!
1. Your Word is perfect, reviving the soul. Spirit revive my soul through Your Word.
2. Your Word is sure, making wise the simple. Spirit make this simple man wise through Your Word.
3. Your Word is right, rejoicing the heart. Spirit use the Word to rejoice my heart. Please Father, be pleased to rejoice my heart, not with contemplations of earthly things, but with long gazes on Your perfections, grace, kindness and love shown to me in Your Word.
4. Your Word is pure, enlightening the eyes. Oh Father, enlighten these eyes. Give light! Pull back the darkness. Enter with the beam of Your glory. Spirit come, glorify the Son now I pray.
5. Spirit show me again that the Word is true and righteous altogether.
6. Spirit make the Word more desirable than gold, even fine gold, more desirable than anything else.
7. Spirit warn me with Your Word. Hold me back from sin with Your voice speaking through Your Word.
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