3/14/2009 The sword of the Spirit!
I have sit most of the day studying the Word. It has refreshed me so. As I read it the worlds problems and concerns seem so trivial, inconsequential and petty. Why do we as humans let this world bother us so much to the troubling of our own souls?
Jesus said in:
John 10:10
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
I find my life a fulfillment of this scripture. When I let the worlds affairs and cares weigh me down, I feel destroyed, almost literally. The thief consumes me. But when I read the Word I feel the life giving refreshing power of it. All things become second in mind and matter.
2 Corinthians 4:9
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
I remember that the Lord Jesus has given to me promises that can not be broken or forsaken. As it says in Romans 3:4 “…let God be true, but every man a liar;..” No matter what man may say of me, curse me with, or try to afflict me with, Gods' Word over rides mans word at every turn. God can not fail!!!!!!!
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
This is the most powerful scripture in the Bible. It ties every other verse in the Word of God together with a binding that can never be broken, shattered, destroyed, smashed, weakened or diminished in any way. This is the power scripture of the Bible.
Whatever God says in the Word, “it…shall…so…be…!!!”
Ephesians 6:17
And take…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
The word “sword” simply means a medium to long sharp instrument used in cutting & thrusting.
The word “word” simply means the living spoken word and utterances of God as recorded in the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:16
“…All scripture is given by inspiration of God,…”
2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
The word “moved” above, (in the original greek) relates the ideal of a boat being moved on the water by the wind. This gives us the ideal of the prophets being push or guided by the wind (Holy Ghost). So the origin of scripture all belongs to, or a better way to say it, proceeds from, God.
Hebrews 4:12
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.
The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.
I find my life a fulfillment of this scripture. When I let the worlds affairs and cares weigh me down, I feel destroyed, almost literally. The thief consumes me. But when I read the Word I feel the life giving refreshing power of it. All things become second in mind and matter.
2 Corinthians 4:9
Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;
I remember that the Lord Jesus has given to me promises that can not be broken or forsaken. As it says in Romans 3:4 “…let God be true, but every man a liar;..” No matter what man may say of me, curse me with, or try to afflict me with, Gods' Word over rides mans word at every turn. God can not fail!!!!!!!
Isaiah 55:11
So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
This is the most powerful scripture in the Bible. It ties every other verse in the Word of God together with a binding that can never be broken, shattered, destroyed, smashed, weakened or diminished in any way. This is the power scripture of the Bible.
Whatever God says in the Word, “it…shall…so…be…!!!”
Ephesians 6:17
And take…the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God:
The word “sword” simply means a medium to long sharp instrument used in cutting & thrusting.
The word “word” simply means the living spoken word and utterances of God as recorded in the Bible.
2 Timothy 3:16
“…All scripture is given by inspiration of God,…”
2 Peter 1:21
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
The word “moved” above, (in the original greek) relates the ideal of a boat being moved on the water by the wind. This gives us the ideal of the prophets being push or guided by the wind (Holy Ghost). So the origin of scripture all belongs to, or a better way to say it, proceeds from, God.
Hebrews 4:12
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.
The word “quick” means living.
The word “powerful” means active.
“Dividing asunder” simply means that it has the ability to do fine, precise surgical types of incisions.
The Word of God seizes the conscience of man and brings him to repentance. It will convince, convert, and comfort powerfully. It has the powerful to destroy Satan's kingdom and then raise up the Kingdom of God. The Word has the power to put to death the sinful lusts and corruption of men and women of all ages and bring eternal life to those who recieve Jesus.
HAVE-YOU-READ-YOUR-BIBLE-TODAY?
The word “powerful” means active.
“Dividing asunder” simply means that it has the ability to do fine, precise surgical types of incisions.
The Word of God seizes the conscience of man and brings him to repentance. It will convince, convert, and comfort powerfully. It has the powerful to destroy Satan's kingdom and then raise up the Kingdom of God. The Word has the power to put to death the sinful lusts and corruption of men and women of all ages and bring eternal life to those who recieve Jesus.
HAVE-YOU-READ-YOUR-BIBLE-TODAY?
