praying the Bible

What is God like? I mean how do we know the character of God?

Some time ago I began following a ministry called Strategic Renewal that guides us to through Scripture Fed and Bible based prayer. Literally praying through the verses we read out of Scripture. It is powerful stuff.

As I was reading through Proverbs yesterday this seemed to come alive and lead me to pray. So, in this e-devotion I am going to give you some verses from Proverbs 12 that reminded me of the character of God and led me to pray using these and other verses.

Read on. Well, pray on and see how God leads you.

Proverbs 12 NLT

… the godly have deep roots. (verse 3)

The plans of the godly are just … (verse 5)

… the words of the godly save lives (verse 6)

… the family of the godly stands firm (verse 7)

… the godly are well rooted and bear their own fruit. (verse 12)

Wise words bring many benefits, and hard work brings rewards. (verse 14)

Truthful words stand the test of time … (verse 19)

The wise don’t make a show of their knowledge… (verse 23)

The godly give good advice to their friends … (verse 26)

The way of the godly leads to life; that path does not lead to death. (verse 28)

Use these verses from Scripture and others to help you see the character of God and for prayer. You will experience God even more as the Bible comes alive!

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