November 24 – Going Deeper than Deep

“ For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12  (ESV )

The word of God is our only hope. The good news of God’s promises and the warnings of his judgment in the Bible are sharp. They are alive and active enough to drill down to the bottom of our heart and show us that the lies of sin are indeed lies. The things we do and justify doing based on our desires and fears are not capable of reaching our need and making things right. Dishonesty and false teaching can be countered by the word of God. The promises in God’s Word is like opening the windows letting in the bright morning sunlight on the roaches of sin cloaked as satisfying pleasures in our hearts. God has given us good news, his promises, his word to protect us from the deep deceptions of sin that try to harden your heart and lure it away from God. Take heart because the word of God is living, active and sharper than any two-edged sword. it will go deeper than any deception of sin has ever gone. It will reveal what is truly valuable and what is truly worth trusting and loving.

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February 13 – Revealing Thoughts and Intentions

“For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.”  Hebrews 4:12 (NASB)

Are the words from the Bible a blessing to you in your life?  Each day we select a verse or two that has a promise and today's verse tells us why we believe that these words are so very important and helpful for the one who has believed in Jesus Christ as their savior.  We believe that the Bible gives us words from God.  Those who who recorded these words long  ago received them from God and they recognized them as living words which would give life to those who followed them and put them into practice by living according to what they said. We believe that God's word in the Bible are active as our verse says.  When we let the words work, they go deep into our heart and mind and help us to separate God's ways from the the wrong things in this world.  When we accept what God teaches us through the words of the Bible our thinking is changed and our behavior is changed.  We are able to see things the way God wants us to see them.  The words work to reveal to us the intentions of our heart and what we are really thinking.  

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