“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12
At the beginning of all creation God spoke a Word and all of creation came into existence. Since then His Word is still alive and active. When a person starts speaking God’s Word things happen. The enemies of God will get angry and nervous because God’s Word has an effect on them. It will cut right to the heart, even though they will deny it. If a person is not speaking God’s Word the world will not care at all, but watch out as soon as you speak His Words.
God’s Word is likened to a sword here. A sharp double-edged sword will cut through everything. God’s Word will also cut through everything. His Word will even cut through the attitudes of the heart. How often do we do something God in the name of God, just to look good to others, to show others how “good” a Christian we are? Many rich people give millions of dollars every year for charity. On the outside it looks good, but many are doing it just for the sake of getting a tax write-off. Their giving to charity is for the wrong reasons and God’s Word will reveal it–remember: we are to do all we do for the glory of God…not ourselves.
Read the Bible every day and you will see it cut to the heart of the matter in every area of your life. Use the Word of God as a measure to see how you are living for God. Even though it was written nearly 2,000 years ago, it is still alive and active. God’s Word knows you right where you are today and how to deal with every situation in your life.
I pray that today God will give you a desire to read His Word more; that God will reveal more of Himself through His Word; that God will reveal any changes in your life that you need to make through His Word; and that God will give you wisdom in correctly using His Word in your life.
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