Hebrews 4:12 tells us, “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. And no creature is hidden from his sight, but all are naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must give account.”
The word of God is a comfort, an instruction, and a testament to God’s great love for us, but it is also unapologetic truth. When we dare to expose ourselves to it God’s word, when we honestly engage with it as sacred scripture, it highlights hypocrisy, it convicts, and it separates our rationalizations from reality. God uses scripture to invite us into deeper relationship with him.
Martin Luther once said, "The Bible is alive, it speaks to me; it has feet, it runs after me; it has hands, it lays hold of me." It is a dangerous and wonderful thing to read the word of God as scripture.
Today reflect on the reality that God’s word is living and active. How has it affected you?
Hebrews 4:12,13
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