February 22
“The Word of God is swift and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, dividing the soul and spirit…discerning the intents of the heart” Hebrews 4:12. The Bible is alive, for it is the utterance of the Living God. Here it tells us that it will pierce us to the very core of who we are.
It will divide between the thoughts and intents of the soulish or natural man within us and of the spiritual man within each of us. It will reveal the hidden things in our heart. For it is not until we see ourselves as we are—see the hidden things God sees—that we can recognize our need for Jesus as our Savior.
As long as we think we’re good people, as long as we compare ourselves to other fallen members of the human family, we can rationalize away our foibles, justify our sins and polish our visage sufficiently that we may fool others and we may fool ourselves into thinking we’re decent and deserve God’s eternal reward. But doing so is not wise (II Corinthians 10:12).
However, when we see as God sees, when we measure ourselves not by the standard of other sinners but by the immutable Word of God, we will fall on our knees before Him to seek His mercy, His cleansing. When we have done this, then we will let His message “ring out …in every place we go…” so others may know and believe and be reconciled to our Holy God. (I Thessalonians 1:8).
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