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 NIV
Sharper Than a Sword
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It is likely that if you use Words from the Heart daily as a part of your time in God’s Word, you are more serious than many Christians are in taking time regularly in God’s Word. A 2019 study showed that only 43% of practicing Christians read the Bible every day. Without time regularly in God’s Word, a Christian can’t know two things – what a citizen of God’s Kingdom ought to look like and how we personally measure up to that standard. When we study God’s Word, the Holy Spirit does something in us that is truly transformational. Hebrews 4:12 tells us what: “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.” When we take time, as we read the Bible, to reflect on what it is saying, and invite the Holy Spirit to reveal in us what needs to change for us to look more like Jesus, we do change. The Word of God penetrates deep within us, performing spiritual surgery, removing the sin and self-interest, and replacing these with the holiness and purity of God. Allow the Bible to do its transforming work in you today.
These have been words from the heart.
Bob Beasley