Hebrews 4:12
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Application:
Like the Israelites, you’ll often face situations that tempt you to disobey God. If you focus too much on these circumstances, His Word will lose its power to influence your life.*
The author of Hebrews reminds his audience that the word of God is alive, powerful, and sharper than any double-edged sword. In fact, Scripture isn’t made up of dead words on a page; it’s alive. It cuts deep and can separate the spiritual from the earthly. The Word can judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart (4:12). It lays us bare and exposed before God.*
Have you ever experienced God’s Word in a way that made you feel exposed? Have you ever listened to it preached and felt as if it was aimed directly at you? Have you ever felt your soul cut open by the Word? Remember, we have no private lives. We don’t even get to have private thoughts. Everything is exposed before the one to whom we must give an account (4:13).*
Like the Laver in the Old Testament Tabernacle, the Word of God serves as a mirror to our souls.
*Reference: Tony Evans, The Tony Evans Bible Commentary (Nashville, TN: Holman Bible Publishers, 2019), 1317.
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