~~"Jesus, The God Who Knows Your Name"~

----JESUS NEVER CHANGES~~

~"Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever" [Hebrews 13:8].

~~"For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword...
and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart"--[Hebrews 4:12].- bible

~~Today's key verse portrays the mighty power of God's Word. No other weapon is able to discern our secret thoughts and examine the intents of our heart as the Word does. The same power is evident in Jeremiah 23:28: "Is not my word like as a fire? saith the LORD; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock to pieces?" The power of the Word is necessary because we naturally have a "stony heart" (Ezekiel 11:19).

How does the Word of God affect us when we read it or hear it preached? Does it convict us and move us to action? In times of weakness or sorrow, does the Word strengthen us and comfort us? Or does it run off like water from a duck's back? Remember, the Bible is not just an ordinary book; it is the Word of God written by inspiration from God Himself. "All things are naked and opened" before God (Hebrews 4:13), and someday we will give an account of our thoughts and actions to Him, whether good or bad.

In Nehemiah 8, when Ezra publicly read the Law of God, the people were convicted, they wept, and they confessed their sins. When Peter preached the Word of God on the day of Pentecost, the people were convicted and asked, "What shall we do?" Peter answered that they needed to repent.

When the Word of God convicts us of some area that needs improvement or of some hidden sin, what do we do? Let's never harden our heart, but respond to the power of God's Word as the people did in these Bible accounts. Let's repent of our sins and confess them to the Lord. Then He will forgive us and "cleanse us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9). ~~

~"Lord Jesus, thank You for Your Word. Help us, Lord to stay close to You and tell others of your life changing message. Only You can change hearts, by the power of the Holy Spirit. Our only salvation is in You. We pour out our praise to You only, Lord. ~amen"- grouppray
--"Beside Still Waters" /CM~
---"Great Are You Lord"/ Casting Crowns// <https://youtu.be/ZZqV6i98SkA>
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Jesus said, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." [John 14:6]