November 18, the piercing power of the Word.

For the Word of God is living and active

sharper than any two-edged sword,

piercing to the division of soul and spirit

of joints and marrow, and discerning the thoughts

and intentions of the heart, Hebrews 4-12.

The Word of God is our only hope.

The good news of God's promises

and the warnings of His judgment

are sharp enough and living enough

and active enough to penetrate

to the bottom of my heart and show me

that the lies of sin are indeed lies.

Abortion will not create a wonderful future for me,

neither will cheating or dressing provocatively

or throwing away my sexual purity

or keeping quiet about dishonesty at work

or divorce or vengeance.

And what rescues me from this deception

is the Word of God.

The Word of God's promise is like throwing open

a great window of bright morning sunlight

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