“For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” –
Hebrews 4:12
What is the greatest tool to repair the human heart? ...by-pass surgery? ...angioplasty? ...artificial heart? ...transplant? How about the Word of God? You see, while these other techniques can be of great aid to the physical heart of people, God's tool for heart surgery is his Word. This sharp scalpel can reach the soul and spirit as well as being a physical blessing.
So how much of your heart are you offering to God, and his powerful heart-healing tool to touch? As you open God's Scripture, as you hear the message of God preached, why not ask for the Holy Spirit's help to help you understand, apply, and put into practice what is being taught? Let's offer our hearts to the Great Physician to do his work in us!
A Heavier Judgment on Teachers and Leaders!'
"You were born a total sinner!" [the Jewish leaders answered to the man who had been healed of his blindness]. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue. - John 9:34
God despises the abuse of power. He repeatedly warned against it in Old Testament times, and he warns those who teach and lead in his Kingdom that they had better do so honorably or they will stand under harsher judgment. When these religious authorities cannot discount the truth of the healed man's statements and they cannot discredit Jesus, they resort to shaming the man and to expelling him from their society.
In other words, they want to get rid of the witness and the evidence. Such behavior is damnable. If we are leaders, let's be warned of how awful such behavior is and how God abhors it.
Prayer
. Almighty God, I believe, but please strengthen my faith so that no matter what I may endure, my confidence in you will remain firm and my hope may remain vibrant. I entrust to you all that I am and all that I hope to be, believing fully that you will bring me through whatever lies ahead and bring me into your glorious presence with great joy. In Jesus' glorious name I pray. Amen.
[Message No: 6558]
Hebrews 4:12
What is the greatest tool to repair the human heart? ...by-pass surgery? ...angioplasty? ...artificial heart? ...transplant? How about the Word of God? You see, while these other techniques can be of great aid to the physical heart of people, God's tool for heart surgery is his Word. This sharp scalpel can reach the soul and spirit as well as being a physical blessing.
So how much of your heart are you offering to God, and his powerful heart-healing tool to touch? As you open God's Scripture, as you hear the message of God preached, why not ask for the Holy Spirit's help to help you understand, apply, and put into practice what is being taught? Let's offer our hearts to the Great Physician to do his work in us!
A Heavier Judgment on Teachers and Leaders!'
"You were born a total sinner!" [the Jewish leaders answered to the man who had been healed of his blindness]. "Are you trying to teach us?" And they threw him out of the synagogue. - John 9:34
God despises the abuse of power. He repeatedly warned against it in Old Testament times, and he warns those who teach and lead in his Kingdom that they had better do so honorably or they will stand under harsher judgment. When these religious authorities cannot discount the truth of the healed man's statements and they cannot discredit Jesus, they resort to shaming the man and to expelling him from their society.
In other words, they want to get rid of the witness and the evidence. Such behavior is damnable. If we are leaders, let's be warned of how awful such behavior is and how God abhors it.
Prayer
. Almighty God, I believe, but please strengthen my faith so that no matter what I may endure, my confidence in you will remain firm and my hope may remain vibrant. I entrust to you all that I am and all that I hope to be, believing fully that you will bring me through whatever lies ahead and bring me into your glorious presence with great joy. In Jesus' glorious name I pray. Amen.
[Message No: 6558]
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