Friday, June 1, 2018
“For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged 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).
Dear brethren, it has taken us seven years to get this far—only by God’s grace, we have made it!
Today’s Scripture says that God’s Word, the Holy Bible, is “quick” and “powerful.” The word “quick” is zao, “life” (think zoology)—it is not dead but alive. Christ Jesus said in John 6:63: “It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life.” When the Bible is said to be “powerful,” that term is energes, “effectual” (think energy)—it is operational or active. First Thessalonians 2:13 says: “For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.”
Every day for the last seven years, we have gathered here to read excerpts from the Word of God rightly divided. We have been imparted the doctrine that can provide us with the life of God Himself. There is no reason for any of us to be lost, unsaved, without the life of God. Also, there is no reason for any of us to be saved and not have the life of God evident in our life. Furthermore, we have been given the doctrine that can provide us with the energy of God Himself. There is no reason for any of us to be helpless, defeated, without the power of God.
In Scripture, seven is the number of completion, and eight symbolizes new beginnings. However, that does not mean that we have ended our devotionals project. Rather, we are opening up another seven years. There is still more to learn about God’s life. There is still more energy to gain from God’s Word. Our key is to believe what we read in the Scriptures… “the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.” Onward to Year 8!
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