Read Hebrews 1 – 7
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12 KJV
The Word of God is here compared with a sharp double-edged knife. Although a knife, God is not using His Word to do us harm, rather He is using it as a skilled physician to penetrate our lives for good. I recently had a heart catheterization. With a very small cut the surgeon was able to penetrate my body, reach my heart, remove some life-threatening blockages, and then make the needed corrections. I was awake and watched the whole procedure on screen. The surgeon’s skill was remarkable. That’s what Scripture does; it penetrates the heart, soul, and spirit of our lives as no human instrument can. It is able to expose or discern what is right and wrong in the very thoughts and intentions of our heart. Then, knowing where the problems are, God’s Word is able to deal with the problems and make the necessary corrections for the immediate and long-tern good of our lives.
Lord, I appreciate the precise ability of your Word to reach parts of my inner being that I have hidden even from myself. Because of the detailed surgeries it has accomplished in my life I am able to walk with you far better than I ever could without it.
A question to ponder: I had to submit to the skill of the surgeon’s knife in order to benefit from it, what must we do to benefit from the ability of God’s Word?
