How Useful Is The Word?

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.  Hebrews 4:12

To those who believe in Jesus, the question in the title is almost dumb. We memorize and study scripture, and the word of God builds us up and cuts away the old life of sin and shame. The Word is a comfort ever present in times of trouble and stress. And yet, we recall those days when the Bible was a dusty old book on the shelf with difficult concepts, stories of woe, and scary prophecies of impending doom. We can recall a time when the title question was one we might have asked. So, how useful is the Word of God? 

One begins to answer that question by living it. The entire answer is worth a lifetime of study and application. A short message on a Monday morning cannot do justice to the adventure of learning from God's word and seeing glimpses of the epic journey ahead of us. And this journey is not one where we return home unchanged; we likely will never return to that 'home' at all with the exception of brief visits to wallow in a bit of shame at the instigation of our old nature. The Word is always useful for reminding us of the One who spoke it and His ever saving grace! 

May the Word of God live in us today,

Bucky