God's
Word and His Spirit Work Together to Change Us
6-12-12
Psa.
19:7
The law of the LORD is perfect, reviving the soul; the testimony of
the LORD is sure, making wise the simple;
Psa.
19:8
the precepts of the LORD are right, rejoicing the heart; the
commandment of the LORD is pure, enlightening the eyes;
Psa.
19:9
the fear of the LORD is clean, enduring forever; the rules of the
LORD are true, and righteous altogether.
Psa.
19:10
More to be desired are they than gold, even much fine gold; sweeter
also than honey and drippings of the honeycomb.
Psa.
19:11
Moreover, by them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is
great reward.
The
Word of God, conveys the life of God; His Spirit and Life act upon
us, and make changes in us as we give His Word access to our hearts
and minds.
John
6:63
It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the
words that I speak unto you, they
are spirit, and they
are life.
As
you read your Bible, look for Jesus there. Allow the Holy Spirit to
lead you deeper into the knowledge of the truth about who Jesus is to
you, and who you are to him. Your relationship with Him is secure and
complete, but our awareness of our place in him is incomplete in many
ways. The gap between truth and awareness can only be closed by the
work of the Holy Spirit and the Word, as they work in our hearts and
minds together, to enlighten, encourage, and empower us.
Rom.
12:1
I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye
present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God,
which
is
your reasonable service.
Rom.
12:2
And be not conformed to this world: but be ye
transformed by
the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is
that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
God's
word transforms us, reveals God's will to us, and renews us. The word
'transformed' in this verse, is derived from the Greek word
'metamorpho', from which we get the word 'metamorphosis'! The word
of God fundamentally and literally, transforms us in such a way, that
we are no longer what we once were!
Just
as a caterpillar becomes a butterfly, we are 'changed'
[gr.metamorpho] "from glory to glory". ( II
Cor. 3:18 ) We behold the face of God through
his word, and He changes us as we focus on Him, and trust him to lead
us into all truth.
God's
word will guide us and direct our steps as we read and study it:
Psa.
119:103 How sweet are thy words unto my
taste! yea, sweeter
than honey to my mouth!
Psa.
119:104
Through thy precepts I get understanding: therefore I hate every
false way.
Psa.
119:105
Thy word is
a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path.
The
Holy Spirit is our teacher, and he uses the written word which we
have planted in our hearts and minds, to guide us and counsel us.
Isa.
30:20
And though
the Lord give you the bread of adversity, and the water of
affliction, yet shall not thy teachers be removed into a corner any
more, but thine eyes shall see thy teachers:
Isa.
30:21
And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is
the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye
turn to the left.
God's
word heals us, mentally, emotionally, physically,and spiritually:
Psa.
107:20 He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them
from their destructions.
He
has promised to give us a new heart and a new spirit, and to write
his statutes,
laws,
and judgments (words) on our hearts. the new covenant is God's Living
Word
dwelling in us and changing us from within, to become conformed to
the
exact
likeness and image of Christ.
.
Jer.
31:33
But this shall be
the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those
days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and
write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my
people.
Jer.
31:34
And they shall teach no more every man his neighbor, and every man
his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from
the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I
will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more
(Good
news! He doesn't remember your sins, they are forgiven!)
Eze.
36:25
Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean:
from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse
you.
Eze.
36:26 A new heart also will I give you, and
a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony
heart out of your flesh, and I will give you an heart of flesh.
Eze.
36:27 And I will put my spirit within you,
and cause you to walk in my statutes, and ye shall keep my judgments,
and do them.
We
can trust God's word, because He is truth, and he will not lie. What
he says, will stand
forever.
Psa.
119:89
For ever, O LORD, thy word is settled in heaven.
Num.
23:19
God
is
not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should
repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it?
or
hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
We
grow in grace through the knowledge of Jesus our Savior, and that
knowledge is made
alive
in our hearts and minds by the Word and the Spirit working together,
to bring us into
conformity
with the perfection of Christ.
(See:
2Peter 1:2, and 3:18)
God
Bless You, as you continue to read and study His Word and seek to
know
him
better!
©2012
Rev. Charles J. Loubert
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