“For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does.”
II Cor. 10:3
Is Someone Attempting to Destroy your Life?
The answer is YES… Every moment of every day! We are at war. Elisabeth Elliot wrote “How can God remold my mind from within unless I continually test what I read and hear from the world by the ‘straight edge of Scripture?’” Moms, we are inundated with time consuming activities of every kind that are compounded by social media: Facebooking, tweeting, texting, Instagraming, blogging, etc.
Where is the voice that speaks transforming truth?
The Psalmist wrote that “Forever, O Lord, Thy Word is settled in heaven”. Ps. 119:89 “The Word of God is living, powerful and sharper than any two-edged sword”! Hebrews 4:12
How many days did you get in the Word this week?
The Old Testament prophet, Jeremiah, wrote in Chapter 6, “This is what the Lord Almighty says…to whom can I speak and give warning? Who will listen to me? Their ears are closed so they cannot hear. The Word of the Lord is offensive to them; they find no pleasure in it…”
When you read His words what do you hear? What do you want to get out of it? (His power? His life in you? A change in your bad habits? A good story time? A verse to meet someone else’s need? A class assignment?) What?
Listening to His voice and allowing His words to “dwell richly” in us brings blessing. Neglecting His Word brings destruction. The Bible is the heart and mind of God…it transforms by renewing my mind. (Rom.12:2) It is the roadmap to life! I have this imperative need to ask God to “open my eyes so that I can see” the road, since His thoughts are not my thoughts and His ways are not my ways.” Isa.55: 8
I explore His Word by purposing to read for a “BUMP”…a verse that jumps off the page at me! It might be for someone else, but it is mine first! It is the transforming voice of God speaking to me; perhaps in an area where I am blind to what is hindering the goal of His transforming life in me.
What is your goal? Do you have Steps of Action to accomplish that goal?
There are 5 questions I ask myself as I begin to apply the verse to my life:
- Is there sin for me to AVOID?
- Is there a PROMISE for me to trust?
- Is there an EXAMPLE for me to follow?
- Is there a COMMAND for me to obey?
- How can this passage increase my knowledge of the Lord God (not just about Him)
WARNING!!
“Many false prophets (with false philosophies) will appear and deceive many.”
Matthew 24:11
Beware of these 5 strong voices or fortresses in our 2015 culture:
- Evolution: How creation came into existence and developed
- Egalitarianism: Defining the role of man and woman
- Economics: Happiness = Having
- Experience: Instant Gratification = I want, what I want…NOW!
- Ego: It’s All about Me!
These voices are universal and give us a checklist to reveal our true convictions and the confirmation or absence of His Word in our lives. They define strongholds that have been yielded to the destroyer.
John 10: 10 “The thief (Satan) comes only to steal (our joy, youth, peace, seeds of truth, etc.) and kill (relationships) and destroy (us!); I (Christ) have come that they may have life and have it more abundantly”.
Revival is the power of the Holy Spirit transforming God’s Word into our soul!
