When I was a young girl, I spent several weeks every summer with my grandparents. They dedicated time each day to reading God’s Word and praying. It’s a memory that is deeply etched in my mind. I marveled at the notes and underlined verses in their Bibles. They kept a box of Bible verse cards on the kitchen table. During dinnertime, we each picked a card and read the Bible verse printed on it.
These childhood memories planted a seed in my heart to study and meditate on God’s Word. The Lord guided me to Bible college and seminary, and I am thankful for the time I spent learning more about the Bible.
For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
- Hebrews 4:12
We see the evidence of the living and powerful Word of God in the very first chapter of the Bible. Genesis 1 teaches us that, for each day of creation, “God said,” and it happened exactly as He spoke.
Day One – Genesis 1:3-5 – “It was good.”
Day Two – Genesis 1:6-8 – “And it was so.”
Day Three – Genesis 1:9-13 – “God saw that it was good.”
Day Four – Genesis 1:14-19 – “God saw that it was good.”
Day Five – Genesis 1:20-23 – “God saw that it was good.”
Day Six – Genesis 1:24-25 – “God saw that it was good.” / Genesis 1:26-31 – “Then God saw everything that He had made, and indeed it was very good.”
Throughout Scripture, there are examples of God’s Word powerfully guiding His children, judging people’s sins, and encouraging His followers in their daily lives.
When I think about the sharp, two-edged sword, I am reminded of the surgeon’s scalpel. With skilled hands, the surgeon’s goal is to remove infection, cancer, or to repair broken bones. God’s purpose is to bring life and genuine healing to each of us. Yet, we often resist the Word of God instead of submitting to His work to restore the deepest parts of our hearts, souls, minds, and spirits.
The Word of God can distinguish the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts. Often, these are like locked closets hidden in the back recesses of our lives. God’s Word can reveal, examine, analyze, and judge the thoughts and attitudes of our hearts and minds.
This kind of openness might feel intimidating to you. But friends, Jesus said that He is the light of the world. He invites us to bring every part of our lives out of darkness and into the light. God’s Word brings new life, power, and freedom.
When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness but will have the light of life.”
- John 8:12
Many years have gone by since I spent those precious summer weeks with my grandparents. Still, their habit of reading God’s Word daily continues to influence my heart and mind. It is a choice I must make every day to open my Bible and read a passage of Scripture. Maybe you face a similar challenge. I’m reminded that this practice isn’t just an item on my daily to-do list, but rather something that calls to my heart.
Will you choose God’s Word? Does your time in God’s Word begin the process of change in your life? Is the fruit of the Spirit growing and evident in your attitudes, words, and actions?
Head to Heart
Make a choice to read God’s Word and meditate on His Truth today.
Choose two or three of the verses below. Spend ten minutes reading the verses. Pause to meditate on the words and phrases you are reading.
Prayerfully, tell the Lord that you believe His Word is true.
Invite the Holy Spirit to guide you.
Where do You want my thoughts, attitudes, and actions to change?
What change would You like to see in my life today?
As for God, His way is perfect; the Word of the Lord is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him.
- 2 Samuel 22:31
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord, and in His law, he meditates day and night.
- Psalm 1:1-2
Jesus answered him and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’”
- Matthew 4:4
Jesus said, “More than that, blessed are those who hear the word of God and keep it!”
- Luke 11:28
For this reason, we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:13
All flesh is as grass, and all the glory of man as the flower of the grass. The grass withers, and its flower falls away, but the word of the Lord endures forever.
- 1 Peter 1:24-25
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