Thursday, December 19, 2019

The Sword

The Spirit wields His Sword--the Word of God--in order to send us running to the foot of the Throne of God seeking His mercy and help. We are to come boldly crying out that He will answer our prayer for transformation hastily; yet, fully submissive to His perfect timing in all things. The Sword's purpose is to purge out those things in our lives that detract from His likeness being evident in all that we do or say. The first truth that the Sword asserts is that I need to be changed--not someone else. My prayer is that I will be a faithful branch relying totally on Him since without Him working in my life, I can do nothing. But when totally dependent on the Spirit, I can do all the things He has called me to do. Even the rebuke of the righteous must be seen as the anointing that makes my cup run over with blessing and makes me a better vessel fit for His service. The deadliness of spiritual pride must be humbled in my life by His hand of love. And God cannot wield His Sword if it sits idly on my table until Sunday church. A Sword in its scabbard--even a two-edged one--is useless unless I embrace a first-hand relationship with its cleansing power. Immerse yourself in the Word, embrace its cutting edge, and hasten to the foot of the throne pleading for His mercy and His help in becoming more like Him. Every day.

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