Several Years Ago I Read Through The Whole Bible Verse By Verse. Back Then I Read Both Of These Scripture Verses But It Is Now That Holy Spirit Gave Me This Golden Nugget That Correlates These 2 Verses And They Have Come To Life For Me. When Was The Last Time You Allowed Holy Spirit To Illuminate Scripture For You?

Years ago I felt the lead of Holy Spirit prompting me to read through the entire bible. I did it verse by verse and chapter by chapter. Many can agree with me that there are some chapters that are filled with laws and then there are other chapters that just come to life for you as you read them. Now, you may be a person that likes to read about laws and things of that nature and then again you may be a person that enjoys reading about the love of Jesus written through the words penned by John, the beloved apostle. They are all written under the divine inspiration of Holy Spirit. When you become born again or ask Jesus into your heart for some reason picking up the bible then becomes "alive" and ever real sharing about Jesus that you are now illuminated as you read the words.
Prior to asking Jesus into my heart I do not even know if I ever really read the bible. I was raised in a mainstream religion that really did not encourage you to read the bible. You were suppose to go to church and let the priest do the reading for you and also give the homily to you too. Now, when I think about it, it is as though they were the only ones that were suppose to get revelation about the word of God and that lay people were not suppose to go there. Can you relate to that? Maybe you were raised in another religion and it may have been the same for you. You were really not suppose to receive wisdom or knowledge from reading the bible for that was the job of the pastor. I guess it really does not matter when I look back on it because when the timing is right Holy Spirit will begin to breath inspiration upon you and illumine the words of the bible when you are open and ready to receive. My advice to you is to not fight it but let Him inspire you and share with you divine revelation. These are the moments I can say when I feel closest to heaven. Do not be afraid of praying in the Holy Spirit also. Some may not have been raised with the understanding of what this is, I was one of them. When it was explained to me what it really is I then began to treasure praying in the spirit. This is how it was explained to me...there may be times in your life and you feel led to pray for someone or about something but you do not have complete understanding and that is when Holy Spirit may nudge you to pray this way. When you yield to this it is Him, yes, God Himself praying through you in regard to the situation. You see, we do not have privy to all the pertinent information but guess what? He is God the creator of this universe and you too, so He knows all things at all times and at all places. Trust in Him and let Him pray through you.
This happened to me recently. I was shown in a instant a brief image and it was for a few days that when I would be reminded of this image I would pray in the Holy Spirit about it. It was days later that I shared what I saw for the person I saw it for. I can only describe them as a "bleep." I am awake and this brief vision or image comes before me and there usually is an explanation to follow of what I was shown. Sometimes it is an instant interpretation and at other times I am to pray it through. In this case I was to pray it through. It was a very good picture shown to me and one of encouragement for the one I was to share it with. I like those kinds of revelation given to me. Who does not like to bless another with a word of exhortation or encouragement. On the other hand, I have also been shown things to warn another of not walking on the path they are walking on for it can bring forth a downward spiral in their life. You still have to pray about that type of situation also and it may be that you will just pray for that person or when the timing is right God may call you to share the warning with this person so they do not continue down the wrong path. That is how much God cares about people, He will not leave you living a life of garbage when He wants you to live a life of blessings and abundance. If you are willing and obedient He will use you to encourage and to gently bring forth wisdom to help another too. There are even times when you may have silent arguments with Him stating that it is not your place to step in and interfere. Trust me I have been there when He corrected me and reminded me that if He gave me charge to warn and if I did not do so it would then be held to my account against me if that person continued on the path of destruction and final damnation happened in their life. He gave me the warning and I chose to not follow through with sharing the warning. If I followed through with the warning and the person still chose to not accept the words then I am no longer held accountable to God in this particular situation because I followed through with the portion of what He asked me to do. It is then their own choice and their own choice at that.
You see, there will be times in your life when God may use you in this capacity and as you are giving forth the word and in your heart you just know they are not receiving the words and they will continue on with the path they choose to walk on. It is in those moments that my heart wrenches and I feel a great burden because you know the path they choose it not a path that will bring forth healing and peace and abundance but a path of destruction. In those moments I will sometimes pray in the Holy Spirit again and after a time if the burden does not lift from me I will then ask Him to take it away from me. I learned this too, once you respond to Holy Spirit calling and you to do the part He asked you to do He does not ask the burden to linger on in your life. Satan would like you to believe that He does but He does not and ask Him to release that heavy burden from you, He will. You completed your part and now you have to release it. I cannot explain it to you but once you do a peace comes to you, your portion is done and rest in that. With saying that it is easier said than done though. It is real and the pain you can feel for another is just not a good feeling. There will be times in your life when one will not receive the words given to them be they words of encouragement or warning. You just have to let it go and move on. God is in control and trust it at that.
I am an avid reader and I love to read books that will increase my faith or books related to the ministry God has placed inside of me. I guess you can never have enough knowledge right. I even have books or study guides that I will bring out again and re-read them too. Yes, I acquired the knowledge at one time in my life and then it is the time for you to review that knowledge and re-visit it. I am doing that right now. Several years ago I took a course on the Gifts of the Holy Spirit. It was several weeks long and each week we had homework to complete. I pulled out those sheets and began to review them again. Back when I took this class I was attending a larger church and basically I was told that if I attended this church for a season in my life that the big church would not be able to bless me or give me their blessing. What do you think of that? Man telling me that what God ordained and blessed me in the knowledge gained that man would not bless me for this. That is a bit archaic in thinking do you agree. It was a little store front type of church and I learned so much in this church. They saw and acknowledged the gifts God placed inside of me and drew them out of me. I was equipped with the knowledge I would need for years ahead of me. I am most thankful that Holy Spirit led me there for that season in my life. While on this subject let me clear this with you. Do not cower at the words of man, have respect for the pastor of your church that you attend but do not let them put bondage on you OK. When Holy Spirit speaks to you about sitting under another pastor and their ministry for a season follow His direction and not the authoritative, controlling direction of man. I would much rather follow Holy Spirit direction then the bondage that man tries to put on you .I learned many wonderful ministry tools and how to use them because of not getting lost in a large church but the intimate group setting of a smaller church body. It was refreshing too. I will still visit the big church when I am in the area because I learned many important things while sitting under that pastor too. Let me clarify this, while sitting under the pastor at the church God has placed you at you are to follow the pastor's direction. Biblical based direction that is, if they are leading you astray and away from the word and teaching of the bible then seek Holy Spirit to make sure you are suppose to remain there. Stay under the direction of a church that preaches the true word of God (and Holy Spirit's guidance for you to remain there as long as He calls you to stay there) and not some flimsy "seeker friendly" word.
Deuteronomy28: 61 states "The Lord will also bring you every kind of sickness and plague not written in the Book of Teachings. They will continue until you are dead." Galatians 3: 13 states "Christ paid the price to free us from the curse that God's law brings by becoming cursed instead of us. Scripture says, everyone who is hung on a tree is cursed."
In the book I am reading by Kenneth E. Hagan, "Health Food Devotions A daily guide to spiritual nourishment for the soul"  this is his insight into this matter...take the two verses and confess it this way "According to Deuteronomy 28:61, ______________ (fill in the particular sickness or disease) is a curse of the Law. But according to Galatians 3: 13, Christ has redeemed me from the curse of the Law. Therefore, I no longer have ______________."
Repeat this over and over again when a symptom occurs and it will take life in your spirit. Now, here is a further nugget that a friend of mine shared with me. Do not limit it to physical illness only what about mental peace or any type of unrest in your life. On occasion I will even quote this and fill in the blanks with this "any manner of sickness or plague." You see, when one is hungry enough to seek God He will reveal things to you. You have to want it. He will use the inspiration given to another and then add onto it if you are open to receiving His knowledge. You can either just receive what you read or seek Him for futher knowledge and details. Why settle for a single golden nugget when there is a pot of golden nuggets waiting for you to receive.
I love the word of God in the bible and it is filled with a vast amount of divine wisdom and knowledge, are you hungry for the word of God. The choice is yours.
One more thought on what I wrote about today. Do not let man place bondage upon your life because it is so easily placed upon you if you allow it. It can be time consuming to get rid of that very bondage placed on you by man when God never intended for it to be placed upon you to begin with. Remember, blessing does not come forth from a pastor only it is God that blesses and do not forget that. Was it hard for me to step away when that pastor told me he could not bless me if I went and sat under the other church? Yes it was because who in their heart if you were being honest with yourself would not like to be blessed by your pastor. In the end no man (in general speaking) only should I look up to to confer a blessing upon me. The blessing truly comes from God and the blessing is where He calls you forth to be. When I speak of the blessing I am talking about one placing their hands upon you and speaking the blessing in the form of words. I wonder what happens to one that wthholds a blessing from another, does God deal with them.