Wednesday, 11th September, 2024
Bible Reading: Hebrew 4: 12-13
Memory Verse: For the Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrew 4:12 (KJV)
Again, other characteristics of the Word of God include:
8. It is a two-edged sword: “Profs. John Walvoord and Roy Zuck (The Bible Knowledge Commentary, 1983) say the following about our memory verse (Hebrew 4:12). In doing this, it is able to discriminate successfully between what is spiritual in man and what is merely ‘soulish’ or natural. It penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, and does so even when these often-contradictory inner elements are interwoven as closely as joints and marrow. The inner life of a Christian is often a strange mixture of motivations both genuinely spiritual and completely human. It takes a supernatural discerning agent such as the Word of God to sort these out and to expose what is of the flesh. The readers might think that they were contemplating certain steps out of purely spiritual motivations when, as God’s Word could show them, they were acting unfaithfully as did Israel of old.”
9. It illuminates our lives: All Christians should let the light of God’s Word shine in the world. Every unsaved person is caught in the darkness of sin and should, by way of a spiritual rebirth, come out of the darkness of Satan into God’s marvellous light. The psalmist said: “The entrance of Your Words gives light” (Ps. 119:130). In the light of God’s Word we realise our sinfulness and need for salvation. Individuals, groups and governments who do not take their decisions (or determine their policies) in the light of God’s Word by observing its values, principles and precepts, walk in the darkness of deliberate rebellion against God. They are heading for certain disaster because they are like a pilot who tries to navigate a ship through the troubled waters of a stormy and uncharted ocean during a dark night (Prov. 4:18-19).
10. It reveals the future: Prophecies that reveal future events are an important part of God’s Word. Since Jesus Christ is the incarnate Word, the prophetic Word is also directly linked to Him: “For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” (Rev. 19:10). The future of all people is determined strictly according to the relationship between them and Jesus. In other words, they are either heading for eternal life or eternal death. Have you considered your own future in terms of these great truths? Unfortunately, there are many Christians who think that they can find their way through life without this knowledge. The inevitable consequence of this attitude is that their life-orientation and future expectation changes from spiritual (biblically-based) to secular (political, social, mundane, sensual, or economic-based).
Quote: The Word of God judges the wicked (Jn. 14:26). The Word of God will not return to God void (Is. 55:10-11). The Word of God endures forever (1 Pet. 1:25).
Prophetic Decree: Today, the Word of God shall judge every unrepentant wicked person in my life, in Jesus name.
Prayer Focus
1. The life in the Word of God, enter into my heart, in Jesus name.
2. Power in the Word of God, surge in my spirit until I completely subdue my flesh, in Jesus name.
3. Sword of the Spirit, pierce into my soul that I may know what is soulish and what is spiritual, in Jesus name
4. I receive spiritual intelligence to be able to discern the thoughts and the intents of my heart, in Jesus name.
5. Fire in the Word, burn in my soul. Burn every weight of sin and flesh in my heart, in Jesus name.
BIBLE IN ONE YEAR: Ezekiel 46-48