THE
POWER OF HIS WORD
BREAD
14 But as
for you, continue in what you have learned and have become convinced of,
because you know those from whom you learned it, 15 and how from infancy you have
known the Holy Scriptures, which are able to make you wise for salvation
through faith in Christ Jesus. 16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for
teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, 17 so that the man of God may be
thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:14-17 (NIV)
12 For
the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it
penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the
thoughts and attitudes of the heart. 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight.
Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must
give account. Hebrews 4:12-13 (NIV)
10 As the
rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without
watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for
the sower and bread for the eater, 11 so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not
return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose
for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:10-11
(NIV)
28 “Let
the prophet who has a dream tell his dream, but let the one who has my word
speak it faithfully. For what has straw to do with grain?” declares the Lord. 29 “Is not my word like fire,”
declares the Lord, “and like a
hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?” Jeremiah
23:27-29 (NIV)
9 But if
I say, “I will not mention him or speak any more in his name,” his word is in
my heart like a fire, a fire shut up in my bones. I am weary of holding it in;
indeed, I cannot. Jeremiah 20:9 (NIV)
17 “Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the
Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. 18 I tell
you the truth, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not
the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until
everything is accomplished.” Matthew
5:17-18 (NIV)
12 I
turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw
seven golden lampstands, 13 and
among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man," dressed in a
robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14 His head and hair were white
like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15 His feet were like bronze
glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16 In his right hand he held
seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was
like the sun shining in all its brilliance. 17 When I saw him, I fell at his
feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18 I am
the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold
the keys of death and Hades.” Revelation 1:12-18 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Beware of reasoning about God's Word -
obey It.”
Oswald
Chambers
“What is more elevating and transporting than the generosity
of heart which risks everything on God’s Word?” John Henry Newman
“The richness of
God’s Word ought to determine our prayer, not the poverty of our heart.” Dietrich
Bonhoeffer
“Our
claim is that God has revealed Himself by speaking; that this divine (or
God-breathed) speech has been written down and preserved in Scripture; and that
Scripture is, in fact, God’s Word written, which therefore is true and reliable
and has divine authority over men.” John Stott
“When
you read God’s Word, you must constantly be saying to yourself, ‘It is talking
to me, and about me.’” Soren Kierkegaard
“Herod wanted to be the king of his
own life, but he really was a slave. He ended up being not the King of the Jews
but the king of fools. Herod ended up on the ash heap of history like dictators
before and after him, reminding us that those who live wicked lives eventually
will reap what they sow. Adolf Hitler went into his bunker and shot himself as
his nation crumbled around him. Saddam Hussein was found hiding in a hole and was
eventually executed by his own people. Muammar Gaddafi was hunted down by his
own people, beaten, and shot to death. All those who blaspheme God, fight
with God, or try to stop the work of God eventually will fail. Yet God's Word
ultimately will prevail.”
Greg Laurie
“The
shortest road to an understanding of the Bible is the acceptance of the fact
that God is speaking in every line.”
Donald Grey Barnhouse
“The
rabbis spoke of the text being like a gem with seventy faces, and each time you
turn the gem, the light refracts differently, giving you a reflection you
haven’t seen before. And so we turn the
text again and again because we keep seeing things we missed before. When you embrace the text as living and
active, when you enter its story, when you keep turning the gem, you never come
to the end. Inspired words have a way of
getting under our skin and taking on a life of their own. They work on us. We started out reading them, but they end up
reading us.” Rob Bell
HEART
SAVOR
· God’s Word is a priceless gift, never,
never neglect it – we do so at our own peril.
· God’s Word is as relevant today as it has
ever been or will ever be.
· God’s Word is both powerful and effective.
