LECTIO DIVINA 🏹 | Praying the Scripture

The Art of Praying the Scripture.❤️

The practise of LECTIO DIVINA (Latin for holy reading) draws an intimate engagement with the Bible. It is an old monastic practise of immersing oneself in Jesus through the Holy Scriptures. Prior to this, immersing into the depths of words and scripture is an ancient Jewish tradition. This contemplation of scripture is one of the keys that leads to deep encounters with the Word of God.

The 4 steps to Lectio Divina are
1) LECTIO - Reading
2) MEDITATIO - Meditation
3) ORATIO - Prayer
4) CONTEMPLATIO - Contemplation

Lectio Divina derives from the Jewish traditional studies of scripture that uses a 4 step approach to uncover meaning.
1) LITERAL
2) SYMBOLIC
3) MORAL
4) MYSTICAL

I pray that this video is a blessing to you!
Much LOVE & Shlaom,
Ahava Sarah Fischer

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MUSIC -
1)Title: Gregorian Song
Composer: Hicham Chahidi
Music Screen : Royalty Free Music

2)Title: LAST DAWN
By Ross Bugden

[lorilynne]

This opens up a whole new and wonderful way to study the Word of the Lord💖

[derekhogg]

After watching your video I was reminded of what happened to me in my own bedroom when I was reading the word. While reading scripture, it's as if my eyes were opened and I could see the glory of God in my room; my whole room was filled with light and there was a man of light in the centre of it who I know was Yeshua. In my encounter with Yeshua at that time, he began to speak to me and this speaking was actually inside of me, and he began to tell me how his word washes us and cleanses us, enabling us to see his glory; how amazing that we can actually see the Lord when we allow his word to wash us every day so that we can see his face unhindered, and it's the very place where we will clearly hear his voice; this is a place where I have often had ongoing conversations with him.

[Jerry]

Thank you for this teaching! It is clear and insightful. I am teaching on this topic tomorrow!

[lorilynne]

Ahava, it's truly an answer to prayer, I am new to your you tube channel and I am so grateful YAHWEH has lead me to you and your channel. I love learning this technique of meditating on the scriptures 🙏♥️

[wishthis]

Thanks so much for the effort you and Tom put into your videos. It’s such a blessing to the body of Christ. I have always wanted a better understanding of this subject and can’t wait to try it.

[mildredvaldez]

This is so encouraging Ahava! God recently has be highlighting his Word— Logos Word vs Rhema and had me do a deep study of it. Anyways thanks for giving me peace that me reading the Bible slowly is a beneficial thing!

[fromspace]

What's the name of the background music that's playing from 8:20 onward?? I love it! It sounds like glitter and light lol.

[mikeperalta]

Beginning of Gospel Tract. Read this very carefully. After reading this tract repent of any sin you have been doing. If you honestly repent then God will forgive you. In 1 John 1:9 He promises to forgive you.
THE GOSPEL SIMPLY EXPLAINED
by Mike Peralta (Permission is granted to copy and distribute this document to everyone you wish.)
If you were to die today, would you be certain that you would go to Heaven?
If you are not certain, then please read on.
Many think that since they have lived a good life then they will probably go to Heaven.
It's good to do good deeds and God wants that, but your good deeds cannot make up for your sins. It's like a bank robber that gets caught and tells the police that he gives to the poor and helps people. That does not make up for the fact that he robbed the bank.
God wants everyone to go to Heaven and be with Him. That is why He sent Jesus to die on the cross for us.
In John 3:16 it says, “For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life.”
The word perish here means the opposite of eternal life -- which is eternal death or Hell. God gives us His instructions in the bible to lead us to Him so that we can receive salvation. He does this because He loves us and wants everyone to be in Heaven with Him when they die.
In Romans 3:23 it says, “For all have sinned; and fall short of God's glorious standard.”
What this means is that all of us have sinned. We have all done wrong and do not deserve to be in God's glorious presence. None of us deserve to go to Heaven. I don't deserve to go, you don't deserve to go. None of us deserve to go to Heaven. We have all disobeyed God in our lives.
In Romans 6:23 it says, “For the wages of sin is DEATH, but the free gift of God is eternal life through Christ Jesus our Lord.”
Here “the wages of sin” means the “consequence of sin” or what we earn by sinning.
And the type of death being described here is spiritual death -- which is Hell -- as explained in the Bible in the book of Revelations where it states
“The lake of fire is the second DEATH. If anyone's name was not found written in the book of life, he was thrown into the lake of fire.” Revelation 20:14-15.
So these last 3 scriptures are very serious because they are saying that:
1. We Have All Sinned,
2. The Consequence Of Sin Is Death, and
3. Death Is The Lake of Fire or Hell.
What this means is that we are all destined to go to Hell -- unless we allow God to intervene in our life.
But God does not want anyone to go to Hell. That is why He sent Jesus to die for all our sins on the cross.
And it is only through Jesus that we can receive eternal life. In John 14:6 Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.”
We can only be saved through Jesus. There is no other way. The only payment that the Father accepts for our sins is the blood of Jesus. That is why He sent Jesus to die for our sins. He did it because He loves us. It is not because we deserve it -- because none of us deserve to go to Heaven.
Now it is only the children of God that get to be with God when they die. In John 1:12 God the Father, shows us how to become His child. He tells us,
“But to all who believed in Him, that is Jesus, and received Him, He gave the right to become children of God.”
And believing in Christ not only means that you believe that He exists, it also means that you put your full trust and obedience in Him. That is what is meant by believing in Him as Lord.
The word “Lord” means “King” or “Master” -- the One you trust and obey. In Romans 10:9 it says, “If you confess with your mouth, 'Jesus is Lord, ' and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved.”
The word “confess” means “to agree with.” So to truly confess that Jesus is Lord means that He is your Lord- the One you surrender to and trust and obey.
Now you receive Christ through faith and not by “earning it” with good deeds. It says in Ephesians 2:8-9 that, “For it is by grace (or undeserved favor) that you are saved, through faith -- and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God -- not by works, so that no one can boast. Salvation is not a reward for the good things we have done, so, none of us can brag about it.”
You don't earn salvation -- you receive it as a free gift from God. It is like receiving a Birthday gift. You don't pay for the Birthday gift. But you do decide whether you will receive it or not.
The price of your salvation was paid for by Jesus on the cross. And the cost to Jesus was very terrible. It is way beyond what I can comprehend. Jesus suffered terribly for us so that we all could go to Heaven. The one thing left for you to do, is to receive the salvation Jesus paid for as a free gift from God.
Although Jesus wants very much to give eternal life to everyone, He will not force anyone to receive Him as Lord. He gives everyone a free will choice. But He does invite everyone who wants to, to receive Him and receive eternal life.
In Revelation 3:20 Jesus says, “Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will go in and eat with him, and he with Me.”
So we all have a choice to make. We can live a self-directed life -- separate from God -- or a Christ directed life with God.
In a self-directed life you go your own way without God. But the choice is forever. If you die in that state you will forever be separated from God and perish (become damned) in Hell. In Luke 13:3 Jesus warns us that “unless you repent, you too will all perish.” God does not desire this for anyone but God will not force anyone to receive Him.
In a Christ-directed life, you surrender completely to Christ and give your life to Him. God created us and He died on the cross for us. He loves us dearly. In reality, God gives us infinitely more than what we could ever give Him.
If you do give your life to Jesus then Jesus promises you eternal life as He says in John 6:40, which says, “For My Father's will is that everyone who looks to the Son and believes, that is trusts, in Him shall have eternal life.”
By receiving Jesus as Lord of your life you at the same time repent from going your own way -- which is always away from God.
In fact, the word “repent” means to turn around. To make a U-turn. To change from going your own way, to going God's way by following Him. Repent also means to turn away from sin. By following Jesus you also turn away from sin.
As you receive Jesus and give your life to Him, you also ask for His forgiveness and reject all pursuit of sin.
If you have walked away from the Lord or have gone back to sinning and now want to repent of sin and come back to Jesus, you can also pray as shown below.
The prayer is shown below. Do you want to pray this prayer to God? It is not to me, or to my church, or to my denomination. It is a prayer you are making to God. It is a decision you are making to God -- Who created you and loves you.
Would you like to pray this prayer to commit your life to Jesus? Say each line to God as follows:
Prayer to Receive Jesus As Lord (Sinner’s Prayer):


“Dear Lord Jesus, I know I am a sinner and unable to save myself by my own deeds or my own way. But I do believe that You love me, and that You were sent to die on the cross for my sins. Right here and now, I repent of all sin and ask you to forgive all my sins and give me the gift of eternal life. I completely give my life to You, Jesus. Thank You, dear God, for hearing and answering my prayer, and for giving me eternal life as You promised You would. Amen.”