Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Lord, Hebrews 4:12 describes Your Word as “alive and active” and compared Your truths to a double-edged sword that cuts and penetrates every time it is swung. The Holy Spirit, who takes up shop in our spirit when we chose to follow You, reminds us by Your Word as who You are and who we are. We follow You with a grateful heart, realizing Your mercy and grace has saved us from ourselves and from eternal destruction. But if I’m to follow You, I must allow Your Word access to my deepest, most secretive inner being. This is where I keep the “trophies” I’ve earned by living in this fallen, broken world—the offensives I’m holding on to, my hurts by loved ones, betrayals by those I trusted, disappointments from fair-weather friends, shattered dreams that caused me to quit trying, doubts You could forgive me after all my failures at living for You—these issues are all there. I’m fearful what friends and other believers will think of me if they knew I kept these in my heart. Lord, the cutting and penetrating of Your Word will be painful and cause me to face contentions I want to keep suppressed.
Does restricting this entrance mean I’m not Your child? Of course not. Once the Holy Spirit came to live within me, He came to stay. Jesus, You don’t want just the part of me that sits in the pew on Sunday, or occasionally volunteers to serve in some way, or brings a casserole to the church social. You want all of me every day, every hour.
Help me, Jesus, be totally surrendered to You. If I’m to live effectively as Your follower, I must allow Your “sword” to cut away those areas that hinder our relationship, and to put to death those carnal desires that delay my transformation into Your character.
Lord, help me surrender and say, “Cut away, Lord!” Amen.
THANKFUL 
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