“The LORD’s promises ARE PURE (ṭâôr: uncontaminated), like silver refined in a furnace, purified seven times over.” (Psalms 12:6NLT) The preservation of God’s given words of Scripture is incomparably superior to that of all other ancient writings. God has NOT ALLOWED ANY OF HIS WORDS TO “PASS AWAY,” for Jesus said: “Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words SHALL “NOT PASS AWAY” (Matthew 24:35)
The Word is a fire in the furnace, which is THE FIRE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT, infinitely pure, infinitely purified, and, as the message comes through the fire, even though the messenger is a furnace of clay, the fire purifies the message and makes it ABSOLUTELY PURE AND ABSOLUTELY RELIABLE. “Is not My word LIKE A FIRE?” says the LORD, “And like a hammer that breaks the rock in pieces?” (Jeremiah 23:29)
“…the word of God is LIVING and POWERFUL and sharper than any double-edged sword, PIERCING even to the point of dividing soul from spirit, and joints from marrow; it is ABLE TO JUDGE the desires and thoughts of the heart.” (Hebrews 4:12) “All Scripture is GOD-BREATHED and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” (2 Timothy 3:16-17)
So, the Word of God is pure, it will never pass away, it’s like a fire, it’s like a hammer, it is full of life and power, it’s very sharp, piercing and it is the very breath of God breathing into us as we read it.
LET US COMMIT OURSELVES TO DAILY READ THE WORD OF GOD THIS YEAR…
Your Personal Pastor -Bill Stockham