Bible Verse of the Day Thursday August 4th, 2022

Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.

There are some verses of scripture in the Bible that are more familiar than others; this is one of those verses. In its generality, this verse says that the Word of God diagnoses the condition of a person’s heart. It does exploratory surgery on our hearts and determines and detects the spiritual condition of our innermost being.

The Bible is not an assortment and assemblage of old stories and a list of dos and don’ts, the Holy Spirit of God powers it. Some say that so and so brings the Word to life; however, that is redundant; the Word of God is alive. It is not only alive, but it brings life to anyone that enters its sacred and divine halls of truth and knowledge. When this world comes to its ultimate end, God will do an exploratory surgery at the Judgment Seat of Christ (2 Corinthians 5:10).

The Word of God will reach the hearts and minds of those open to its directive. It can get deep inside our hearts and souls with astonishing and fantastic accuracy. People sometimes become very upset because they believe the preacher is singling them out, attacking them personally. This attack is not coming from the preacher or teacher; it is coming from the power of the Word of God, sending a message from God to the exact portions of our hearts that need it the most.

A double edge sword does not have a blunt side; it penetrates every corner of our hearts and souls. It will even find the hidden secrets of our being, we might bluff our way through the recesses of the natural world, but we cannot hide anything from God. It did not work very well for Adam, and it will not work for us today (Genesis 3)

There has been massive debate and millions of articles written concerning the difference between the Soul and Spirit. This term could very well not be pointing to two individual entities, no more than saying our “thoughts and intentions,” but could indicate a spiritual fullness (Luke 10:27; Acts 4:32; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; Job 7:11; Isaiah 26:9).

There is a considerable amount of confusion concerning what the act of repentance is. Some say it is to change your ways; however, we cannot do that on our own; only Jesus can do that (John 15:1-17). Repentance means to change our mind; it is a complete turnaround, reversal, and about-face of the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. We must never forget that turning away from the world and its evil ways are not enough; we must fix our thoughts on Jesus (Hebrews 3:1).

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