This week I'd like for us to consider the resource of God's Word. Many think it is outdated and not applicable to today's society. Nothing could be further from the truth! In Hebrews chapter four and verse twelve we read, "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of the soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart." The word "quick" carries with it the idea of making alive, in other words, it is very much alive and is instrumental in "quickening" us in our daily living for the Lord.
The Word of God is what God says about Himself, about us, about the world in which we live and most importantly it reveals His will. The Word reveals the Person who speaks it. A Person who tells us what we need to understand concerning repentance, trust, love and obedience. The Word of God received changes us: good soil bears good growth and eventually good fruit. The Word rejected or ignored likewise changes us: the heart becomes increasingly hard, blind and deaf to the prompting of the Holy Spirit.
Look to the Scriptures for in them we learn of life but the Lord did not just give us His Word, no, He is a good God who also gives to us His Holy Spirit - The Comforter, which we will discuss next time.
May the Lord richly bless you as you study to show yourselves approved...(II Timothy 2:15).
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