‘God’s word is alive and working. It is sharper than the sharpest sword and cuts all the way into us. It cuts deep to the place where the soul and the spirit are joined. God’s word cuts to the centre of our joints and our bones. It judges the thoughts and feelings in our hearts.’ Hebrews 4:12

We recently brought a new set of kitchen knives as the set we had really wasn’t cutting it (excuse the pun). Sure, they looked nice, as all new purchases do, but I really didn’t understand just how sharp they were until I almost accidently sliced through my finger. The only reason my finger was saved was because I was dicing slowly whilst marvelling at the incisiveness of the blade.

If we live our lives based on borrowed or old Christian experiences, then it is like using an old set of knives in the kitchen. Yes, the vegetables will still get done, but a sharper set of tools makes the process so much more efficient.

God’s word can only have this effect on our lives if we are reading it, studying it and living it daily to have it implanted in our hearts. Remember God doesn’t judge to condemn us, rather to let us know where we are in relation to him as Matthew 5:48 says;

‘Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.’

Let us aim for this perfection in our own lives.

‘Refiner’s fire’ by Hillsong is our song today. Please click on the picture to listen.