The most important and powerful words of all

Good morning everyone,

Our theme for this month: “The Power of Words”

Our Bible verse for today: “For the word of God is living and effective and sharper than any double-edged sword, penetrating as far as the separation of soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It is able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.” Hebrews 4:12 (CSB)

Our thought for today: “The most important and powerful words of all”

Henry Blackaby, the author of the famous Bible study “Experiencing God: Knowing and Doing the Will of God,” was once asked, “Which is more important, praying or reading the Bible?” To which Henry answered, “Reading the Bible. It’s much more important for me to hear from God than for God to hear from me.”

Amen! God already knows everything about me, but I don’t know everything about Him. I can’t tell God anything He doesn’t already know, but He can tell me a lot that I don’t know. It’s much more important for me to hear from God than for God to hear from me, and the primary way God speaks to me (and to you) is through His written word – the Bible.

As the writer of the letter to the Hebrews explained in Hebrews 4:12, the words of the Bible are alive. Much more than just being words on paper, they are spiritually supercharged, infused with the power of God and used by the Holy Spirit to cut right through the lies of Satan (as well as through all my excuses).

I can’t count the number of times that I’ve been minding my own business, casually reading the Bible (without consciously thinking about the fact that God was speaking to me through those words), when suddenly the words jumped off the page, grabbed me by the collar, and shook me up real good! It turned out the words were alive and they demanded my attention – they pierced my heart, they poked me in the eye, and they kicked my butt. The words were indeed alive and they came after me!

In this study we will consider the power of words with respect to what God says to you, and what you say to God, and what you say to others. But the most important thing is what God says to you, and most of what He has to say to you will come through the Bible.

The words of the Bible are the most important and the most powerful words of all.

God bless,
Pastor Jim

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