I was saying some verses out loud just now (5-11-20 morning) when the Holy Spirit reminded me of how I came to saying verses out loud…His Word is so soothing, calming, reassuring, powerful, freeing and works deep in our lives bringing His Holiness (His Wholeness, His Right Living that blesses our lives with His Life) into every corner of our being. He is simply so faithful to shine His cleansing light into our darkness so we can be full of His joy and righteousness. Truly, His kind of sin-cleansing love knows no bounds and will never stop its wholesome work in any willing heart.
Until Ann and I began replacing our own plans, thoughts, the devil’s thoughts, and the world’s thinking with the Word of God, with His Truth that could set us free, we lived defeated lives. Once we got a taste of what God meant by transforming our minds to Him, to His Word, we knew we were onto something different, real and huge. Just one small taste of spiritual victory in our lives motivated us forward. Even if that meant one small step at a time learning to apply God’s ways to our broken lives – line upon line. We knew we could no longer live the way we were.
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.
Hebrews 4:12
He reveals the deep and hidden things; He knows what lies in darkness, and light dwells with Him.
Daniel 2:22
Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
James 1:17
Thank You, Lord, for Your power-filled Word that sets us free indeed. Indeed, there is nothing and no one like You, Father of lights.
God bless,
Mark
Note: While we may not agree with everything a particular church or Christian group teaches or believes, there are times when we can be blessed by something outside the realm of our current understanding of God.