No one likes to be cut. Sharp lacerations hurt. Bleeding is profuse. Pressure has to be pplied. The wound must be irrigated with normal
saline then closed with sutures or staples.
The solution used to clean and heal stings. Even the anesthesia hurts. The entire process is uncomfortable but
needed if your want to be made whole again.
Hebrews 4:12-13
12 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 intents of the heart. 13 And there is no
creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.
Is pain the reason we ignore Bible Study, scripture memorization
and meditation on His Word? Is it that
we do not want to get cut? Not only is
the Word sharp, it knows where to cut.
It inflicts damage going in and coming out. The Word will strike in the heart, sometimes
in the head, and on other occasions the hands and feet are torn asunder. An entire congregation may hear the Word and
the sanctuary have wounded saints with all manner of injuries. God discerns the thoughts, intentions and our
motivation. Nothing is hidden from His
sight. Better to be under the sword now
then stand before God to give an account never having been cut. Fear not the sword, but the One who wields
the sword cutting away blessings and crowns.
Allow the Word to carve and create in you the servant God has called you
to be. And yes, it will hurt. It’s supposed to.
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