As we seek to know the heart of God this week, today we'll look to His Word as a steady, ever-present guide to God's feelings toward us.

If you're ever feeling lost or confused about His heart, look no further than His Word.

May we begin to turn to the Bible as our source of truth and direction, first and foremost, rather than the world around us.

Welcome to the First 15 podcast.

Welcome to the first 15 podcast. Our scripture for today comes from Hebrews 4 verse 12.

Scripture says, for the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword,

piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart. Scripture is one of the best indications we have of God's intense longing to be known by

his people. Every time we open up the Bible, we are looking at a miracle. God has revealed himself to us

in a way that is beyond dispute and beyond anything we could ask or imagine. Within the pages of

scripture, we see countless examples of God's grace, love, presence, power, and unfathomable desire

to have a restored relationship with us. Oftentimes, I take for granted how amazing it is to have the Bible.

Because I grew up knowing Scripture to be God's Word, it was always normal to me.

Never before had I looked at it and realized what a powerful declaration it was of God's desire

to be known by me. And our father didn't just leave us with some words he

spoke thousands of years ago, but gave us the Holy Spirit to help us understand and receive

revelation from the Word. In reading Scripture with the Holy Spirit, we can come to a real

transformative understanding of God's heart.

There is no refuting what God says in the Bible. There is no questioning whether the words

we're reading are true, important, or applicable. Hebrews 412 says, for the word of God is living

and active, sharper than any two-edged sword,

piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints, and of marrow, and discerning the

thoughts and intentions of the heart. 2 Timothy 316 says, all scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness.

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