Hebrews 4:12 ‘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.’
DAILY READING; • 1 Corinthians 6; 1 Kings 19; Amos 3:3-4:3
The Library of Congress in Washington DC is the largest library in the world and oldest cultural institution in America.
It is formally known as the “library of last resort” in the U.S because it keeps a backup of
Items which may not be found in other national libraries.
The library of Congress has a vast holding that includes more than 32 million books, more than 61 million manuscripts, over one million newspapers from the last three centuries, over five million maps, six million pieces of sheet music, more than 14 million photos and prints and one of the only four perfect vellum copies of the Gutenberg Bible in the world.
All these are contained in approximately 530 miles of bookshelves.
Each working day the Library receives some 15,000 items and adds more than 10,000 items to its collections.
Yet among all these volumes of books in this library, only one book can lay claim to being alive and powerful. That is the Bible.
The Bible, which contains the word of God, is unlike any other book in any library. The Bible is the oldest and most mysterious book in existence.
Unlike the other literary works, the Bible was not written by man, but by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit through different authors who lived in different generations and in diverse regions of the world.
The Bible remains the most popular book of all times and the most widely distributed, with printed numbers running into billions. In addition to the printed copies, today, the Internet and digital media also make available diverse versions. For instance, YouVersion, a Bible app, has been translated into 799 languages and downloaded over 200 million times to date!
Indeed the Word of God is alive and powerful.
As believers we must never underestimate the spiritual asset God has made available to us today through the Bible.
The Words in the Bible are loaded with power. The Bible holds the answer to every of life’s question, it offers solution to every problem and shows the way out of every predicament.
The Word is God’s master plan for His people, it is our manual and road map to life.
Certainly no other book in the world can ever compare to the Bible.
News articles may inform us, excellent well written novels may motivate us, poetry may captivate us, but only the living, active, Word of God can change us, empower us and transform us.
To an ordinary man, the Scripture may be made up of stories, however to the redeemed, the Bible is made up of life-changing mysteries.
It is our light in the darkness, strength in weakness and comfort in sadness.
Everything we need for life and godliness is inside the Bible.
However, no man can gain access to the wonders in the Word except by the revelation of the Holy Spirit.
The Bible contains God’s success secrets. However, it is the revelation of the Spirit that unveils these secrets and shows us how to reap their benefits.
To receive revelations from the Word, our spirit-man needs to be actively alive. We must come up spiritually to the place where we are able to see what the Spirit of God shows to us.
In Revelation 4:1, God said: “…Come up hither, and I will shew thee things which must be hereafter.”
We cannot see the mysteries of the Word, or receive revelations while we are spiritually on the floor. As long as we are carnal or fleshly, we cannot access the depths in God’s Word.
There is therefore a call for purity and sanctification and spirituality to enable us hear what God is saying.
For any believer to triumph in the world today, there must be genuine attention given to God’s Word.
As we diligently listen to the Word and observe to do what it says to us, certainly, God will set us up on high above all nations of the earth and cause His blessings to chase us down and overtake us. (Deuteronomy 28:1-7)
PRAYERS;
Father, I thank You for the grace to sit down in Your Word to locate that answers to the issues of my life. Thank You Lord for enabling me to move away from carnality and to move up higher spiritually to the place where I can receive revelations from Your Spirit in Jesus Name.
QUOTE:
The treasures of God are never on the shallow end but are always buried in the depths of God’s Word. It takes a personal discovery to get there. – WORDBITE 222.