Father, we were so blessed to have a day together. Our lives have been so full the last several weeks, and we were grateful for a respite – some time to catch our breath and enjoy our time as a family.

Hebrews 4:12 (<<click here to read the passage)

For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart. AMP

Lord Jesus, I would think many people would raise their eyebrows to hear that the Bible is “living” and exposes and judges “the very thoughts and intentions of the heart.” To them, it is just a book and an outdated, ancient one at that! It is but an old dusty tome. And it was written mainly by ancient people from an insignificant country on the other side of the world, so how could it have any impact on modern minds from a much more advanced culture such as ours? Well, believe me, it can impact, and it indeed does impact!

The greatest reason why the Bible is what it is and does what it does is that it is the very word of God! Lord, You used men to write it but Your Spirit inspired and directed every single one of them in their own personal way to communicate what Your people needed to hear.

It is “full of power” in that it is infused with the very power of God. If He can take the dust of the earth and breathe life into it making man, it is no more of a task to breathe life into words on a page no matter how old they may be.

And being old and written by people from another culture on the other side of the world makes no difference. We may think we are so much more advanced but no matter what we may think, people are still people. We may have more toys and gadgets and believe we are intellectually superior but things and knowledge do not change people at their core. We are still driven by our emotions, we love and hate, we are still controlled by our passions and we are still in need of a Savior in that we still cannot free ourselves from the bondage of sin.

Thank You, Lord – the Living Word of God – for giving us Your Word. May it expose “the very thoughts and intentions of [our] heart” so that You may help us overcome and change us for the better. Amen!

(Mar 3rd, 2016. Thurs, 6:46 am)
Mar 19th, 2023, Sun, 8:10 pm