For the word of God is living 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. (Hebrews 4:12)
As I mentioned yesterday, since the beginning of human history, Satan has constantly attacked God's word. This attack is primarily aimed at people. Of course those who do not know or believe the Bible are completely unaware of these attacks. They are not aware of the mountain of lies under which they are buried.
But what about those who do know the Bible? This incessant onslaught must be taken seriously. Let us not think that we are immune to such things. Far from it. Twisting God's Truth is an effective tactic of the devil. The more he can make it sound right, the easier it is for us to believe his lies.
It is only as we truly know the Scriptures that we can discern Truth. But that's just the beginning. Knowing what is true and right doesn't automatically mean we will reject what is false. In order to stand firmly on God's Truth, we must be willing to turn from lies, whether those lies are fresh temptations or things that are already firmly entrenched in our lives.
God's Word is likened to a sharp, double-edged sword. While a sword is a weapon, which in evil hands can do much damage, God's seeks to use it on us for our good. In his love the sword of his word is like a surgeon's scalpel seeking to free us from spiritual cancers.
If we do read the Bible on a regular basis, then we put ourselves in the place of being open to God's work of surgery in our lives. But how often does he confront things in our lives, which we are unwilling to allow to be changed - whether it be lies we believe, sinful habits, or man-made traditions that God never intended for us to follow. If we read the Bible, but regularly resist what God wants to do in our lives, we will become calloused and insensitive to what he is trying to say to us. To read the Bible, but not allow God to do what he want in our live, will do us absolutely no good.
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