"For the word of God is living 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." ~Paul
I've always relished the visual of the word of God being a sword. My mind would traipse off into warrior-fantasy scenes worthy of comic book exclamations. WHOOSH! Off goes the head of the ugly troll with a verse from my memory! The heavy armor clanging as the hairy carcass goes rolling down the hill and I raise my sword in a grand display of victory! These gallops through battle would invariably include a soundtrack of thumping music and a premeditated lack of blood and other gooey things. Once my imagination was done with it's romp, I began to really meditate on words that were living, active, sharp and penetrating.
God's word has divided my soul and spirit. I have always had a soul but it wasn't until I met Jesus that my spirit was born. I was born again into his family. It wasn't until the fire of the Holy Spirit coursed through my life that I even became aware of the thoughts and attitudes of my heart. I realized that a sword as powerful as the word of God needed to be treated with respect. I needed to learn to use it just as I would need to train with a real double-edged sword. It has to be handled correctly to be effective in my life. I asked God himself to teach me and delved into the book!
"All those gathered here will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves; for the battle is the Lord's and he will give all of you into our hands." ~David Flailing
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