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

In my animated state of mind, I saw the Word of God as a ninja warrior, completely covered in black with only the eyes revealed. Eyes trained to see in the midst of darkness; agile, in order to move swiftly with skill and control, attacking suddenly and ever so intelligently that you don’t see them when they strike; only the effects (change, results) of them remain and are felt immediately. As I meditated on that, I begin to understand that we are armed and dangerous with the Word of God, the silent assassin.

We are living in a time when need the Wordof God like never before because we are dealing with so much adversity, hardship, suffering, and threats, as well as harmful conditions. The enemy is treacherous and pulling out everything he has to come against the people of God. He is truly a roaring lion, roaming and seeking whom he can overwhelm and consume; killing and destroying anyone that he can because he has no mercy, no compassion, and honestly, he is doing what he has been purposed to do. He has many tactics and devices and loves to surprise attack us from all sides. However, the Word tells us to be steadfast in the faith and that we should not be ignorant to these attacks. We should recognize him coming and counterattack accordingly with the Word, which is living and more powerful than anything the enemy possesses.

He loves to strike and constantly tries to have battle in the mind and in the flesh, but we can also defend that with the Word of God. In 2 Corinthians, chapter 10, it says, “For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.” It’s time for us to use the Word in every situation. The word of God persuades, changes, and encourages with power. Jesus gave Satan back the Word of God when he came to him (Matt 4) and prefaced it by saying, “it is written.” We need to know what the Word says because everything we need is written in the Word of God. I have to admit that we don’t know how much power we really possess!! Surely, if it can make the enemy flee, it's able to make the proud, humble and the rebellious, obedient.

The Word is quick, it's alive and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword; cutting powerfully and precisely in all directions. It penetrates the heart, piercing to the different places, and even to the innermost and remote places of the mind, soul and spirit. It not only gives life, but slays and kills when needed. It reaches the very depths of life and in every aspect of it. It can recognize the thoughts and intents of any heart, opening it to expose the thoughts and its intentions and strike accordingly. Like the ninja, the Word completely covers, reveals and sees in the midst of darkness; it moves swiftly with skill and control, attacking suddenly and intelligently when it strikes and only the effects (change, results) of it remains and is felt immediately. We may not see immediate results but the Word accomplishes what it sets out to do (I Cor 3:7).

If we are equipped with the Word of God, and have knowledge and understanding of the Word, we possess the power we need to use it to evoke change not only in our life circumstances, situations and challenges, but also in the life of others. Let’s get that down in our spirit, meditate on the fact that we have been given all we need by way of a weapon for warfare... the Word of God, the silent assassin!

Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde

And it shall be, when the LORD thy God shall have brought thee into the land which he sware unto thy fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give thee great and goodly cities, which thou buildedst not, and houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not; Deuteronomy 6:10-15

When the Lord dropped this topic in my spirit, I wasn’t grappling with the idea of new wells in the natural sense but more so curious of which direction He was going spiritually. After spending a significant amount of time researching wells, I realized that it wasn’t really about the wells per se, even though in biblical days, men digging wells had specific purposes and meaning, but mainly, it was for the water supply to maintain life. Of course, water being an essential for life … it is the "principal thing necessary for the life of man."

In this passage, Moses is using his persuasion to get the children of Israel to be obedient to the commandments of God. In their obedience, he tells them specifically, how God will bless them. In our obedience to the Lord comes favor, mercy, and grace, and as the scripture so wonderfully stated, “houses full of all good things, which thou filledst not, and wells digged, which thou diggedst not, vineyards and olive trees, which thou plantedst not.”

As I meditated on that, I begin to think about my traveling over 2000 miles (thank God not on foot) to a land that I didn’t know; to a city that was unfamiliar without specific details of the how or the why. Yet, never losing sight of the fact (as painful as it was) of why I’m here on this earth and that I’m just sojourning through. Also, how God has made provisions in every area, how He showed me the new wells that sprang up on my behalf to sustain my life. And this as a direct result of living purposely for God, whom I say I love and serve. Like the children of Israel, as the people of God, we oftentimes tend to take our water supply for granted. There is an old phrase that says, “you never miss the water until the well runs dry.” God has no plans to leave us nor forsake us but we must remember that He is the living water, our source of life, our sustainer, the principal thing necessary to maintain our life. Without Him, we can do nothing and without Him, there is no life. Also keeping in mind and remembering not my own selfish gains but pursuing God’s plan for my life while thinking of the people that He has purposed for me to reach wherever He sends me, even if it’s just for one soul.

Simply speaking, the Lord shows us what can happen in our obedience to His Word, to His leading. We shall reap the benefits of our obedience and reverence for God. He will allow us to see the evidence of His love in tangible ways and He has certainly shown Himself faithful to me. The Word tells me that if we give of our ourselves (in any capacity) that is shall be given back to us, good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, “shall” men give into our bosoms (Luke 6:38).

I see God allowing new wells of living water to spring up, and additional streams flowing in from all corners of the earth into our lives. We don’t know from where or from whom our blessings will flow. We will begin to see ways being made and doors being opened; being blessed by others and we will begin to see others sowing into our lives because of our obedience to the Lord. I don’t know about you but that excites me to think of how blessings flow because I am in the will of God. David said, the Lord will give grave and glory; no good thing will He withhold from them that walk uprightly (Psalm 84:11).

Until the morning, be blessed,
Cynde