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Morning My Beloved Ones,
I pray with each day your confidence
is growing in who you are and in your unique purpose in this world.
Today I want to talk to you about
“The Two-edged Sword”. Hebrews
One of the most comforting
scriptures in the Bible is Hebrews 13:5:
“I will never leave thee nor forsake thee.” How many times when I’ve been in trouble,
felt alone, was scared, have I clung to these words? And I felt the Lord’s presence and the
comfort these words were intended to convey.
But I’ve also felt the other edge of the sword. When God said, “I will never leave thee…”, He
meant I will never leave thee.
God is right there during those times when I am not feeling so
spiritual, when I am making deliberate choices to sin or behave in a way that is
not pleasing to God. He doesn’t turn His
back, look away or go for a walk during these times. He never leaves me nor forsakes me.
So, is the purpose of the two-edged
sword to bless me when I’m good and punish me when I’m bad? No.
The purpose is found in the rest of Hebrews 4:12: “…piercing to the
dividing asunder of soul and spirit…and is a discerner of the thoughts and
intents of the heart.” Your soul is your
mind, will and emotions. Your spirit is
what was breathed into you by God. The
purpose of the two-edged sword is to separate soul and spirit so we will have a
clear choice whether to serve self (soul) or God (spirit).
Have you ever said or done something
then had the thought, “Now why did I do that?”
Our scripture tells us that the two-edged sword is a discerner of the
thoughts and intents of the heart.
Thank God for His precious
word. I love it more each day. It brings me comfort from His promises but
also cuts the other way and shows me who I am and who I need to be. The wounds of a friend are faithful Proverbs
27:6 tells us. We may get wounded by the
two edged sword at times, but those wounds are faithful to make us into the
child of God we are meant to be.
Love
in Christ, Raelynn
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