-----SPIRITUAL RADIOLOGY ~~

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

---X-RAYS and MRI's were used in an attempt to identify the cause of internal pain that I was experiencing. Most of us are familiar with x-rays and MRI's. We know that an x-ray reveals bone structure, while an MRI not only reveals bone structure, but soft tissue as well.

God's Word helps us to also look deeply inside. It's capabilities are far superior to and MRI, going even deeper than the physical structure and soft tissue, and revealing the state of our very heart and soul. It searches the secret thoughts and purposes of the heart, something that even the most sophisticated, stare-of-the-art machine cannot possibly do.

A radiologist looks at the imaging to ascertain the issues that may need to be corrected. Sometimes the x-ray or MRI reveals nothing. Other times it may reveal the need for a change in lifestyle or even corrective surgery. The Holy Spirit is like the radiologist, convicting us of sin, or giving us peace if all is well.

If surgery is needed, the surgeon must cut out or fix the offending structure. God and His Word are like the highly skilled surgeon, pruning away the impurities in our lives, and fixing what is broken. Yes, it may hurt. God's knife is sharper than a double-edged sword! However, God's surgery is always reliable and effective, and results in more and better fruit.

God already knows us from the inside out. Will we let Him reveal HIs will to our hearts by allowing ourselves to come under the intense imagining of the Word, the searching eye of the Holy Spirit, and the scalpel of God?

----BSW/JK