"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 the intents of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Many of you have joined several hundreds of our partners in DIGGING DEEPER into God's WORD. If you haven't started the journey, I would love to send you the link for our Daily Bible Reading Plan.
And my guess is, that many of you have discovered that as you meet each day to dig, God's is speaking to your heart in ways that you can't even begin to imagine.
Dr, Henry Blackaby writes about the WORD OF GOD in his daily devotional, EXPERIENCING GOD -- The Devotional:
Does God's WORD ever cause you discomfort? When your read the Bible, does it make you uneasy? Do you find, when you listen to sermons, that the Scripture seems aimed directly at you? You are experiencing the reality that the Word of God is ALIVE and can read your THOUGHTS and judge your INTENTIONS.
When God's Word speaks to you it is always for a purpose. God knows YOUR heart, and knows what YOU need to do to bring your life into conformity to Christ. If you have a problem with sinful talk, the word that comes to you will address the tongue. If you are struggling to forgive, God's WORD will confront you with His standard of forgiveness. If pride is a stronghold in your life, God's WORD will speak to you about humility. Whatever sin needs addressing, you will find you are confronted by God's WORD on the matter.
One way you can escape the discomfort of conviction is to avoid hearing God speak to you. You may neglect your reading your Bible and stay away from places where it is taught. You may avoid those whom you know will uphold the truths of Scripture. The best response, however, is to pray as the psalmist did: "Search me, O God, and know my heart" (Psalm 139:23). Regularly allow the Word of God to wash over you and find any sin and impurity (Ephesians 5:26).
Always make the connection between your life and what God is saying to you through HIS WORD. Make a habit of taking every word from God seriously, knowing that it is able to judge your heart and mind.
Brothers -- I encourage you ... stick with it. DIGGING DEEPER IS WORTH IT! Allow God's WORD to speak to YOUR heart today! -- Bill Welte is President and CEO of America's KESWICK
DIGGING DEEPER: Proverbs 15; Genesis 36-38; Matthew 10:21-42DIG THIS QUOTE: None of us wants to admit that we hate someone... When we deny our hate we detour around the crisis of forgiveness. We suppress our spite, make adjustments, and make believe we are too good to be hateful. But the truth is that we do not dare to risk admitting the hate we feel because we do not dare to risk forgiving the person we hate. Lewis B. Smedes
DETERMINED DIGGING: Level 1 -- Deut. 31:8 Level 2 -- Psalm 1
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