“‘Is not My word like fire?’ declares the LORD, ‘and like a hammer which shatters a rock?’” Jeremiah 23:29
There quite simply is no other book that compares with the powerful word of God, none even comes close. I’ve often said that even if I only had one book of the Bible or even just one chapter, maybe even just one verse available to me I believe I would glean more truth and more of God’s nature and His love for me with every reading. The word is the primary way God speaks to our hearts because we can pick up that powerful, living letter whenever we need guidance or encouragement. No other book is like fire and no other like a hammer with the power to shatter a rock, yet at the same time impart such love, comfort, peace and truth as the holy word of God.
The truest source of wisdom, God’s enduring word has the power to redeem, deliver and sanctify. “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
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