Power Of God's Word

Good Morning!! The first thing you notice about today's scripture, in any version, is that the Word of God is quick, or alive,...it always is (present tense) alive. God's Word will always be true; it is alive forever. And therefore God's Word is always relevant, never just a dead carcass,...a used up and empty vessel from the past. It is the Living, Breathing Truth of God. And, as Psalm 100:5 extols, "His truth endures to all generations."

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.—Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)

The Word of God is also powerful. It is, in other words, energetic. You can feet the moving, slicing, energetic operation of God’s Word on your heart as you read, or listen to, or meditate on its truth. And it's compared to a sword, here and elsewhere, because we are in a war. We daily battle, whether courageously or pathetically, the ever-present foes of sin, self, and Satan. Finally, God’s Word is called a discerner. The truth of God’s Word sifts through and analyzes the myriad of ideas, aspirations, and desires with which we are enticed and, as a qualified and a skilled judge, discerns truth from error, good from bad.

The question is asked in Jeremiah 17:9, of the deceptive human heart, "who can know it?" The answer from Hebrews is: "the Word of God can."

Sweet and Holy Spirit of God, remind us always, that whatever we're in need of can be found in God's Word. Amen.

"For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."