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NASB | Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is living and active and full of power [making it operative, energizing, and effective]. It is sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating as far as the division of the soul and spirit [the completeness of a person], and of both joints and marrow [the deepest parts of our nature], exposing and judging the very thoughts and intentions of the heart. |
Bible Question: When I first was born again Issaih 43 was the first book and chapter that I was led to it continues to minister to me even today seven years later. do you think that the father leads us to certain scriptures that will minister to us personally. |
Bible Answer: I can testify that God also lead me to the best scripture for me personally at the time. When I was born again, I did not have a bible, nor was I able to get one for some weeks. However I found a few tornout pages of the book of James on the ground that someone had discarded. So for the first few weeks of my conversion I lived on the life giving verses in the book of James. The Lord knew that the first thing I needed was a proper understanding of both faith and how to control my tongue by faith. To this day I see that the Lord laid a sure foundation in my life in a personal way. The Lord knows every personality, and every flesh pattern and individual has sown to, and the Holy Spirit will lead and direct us into that area of scripture we most need to study at a given time. It is better to pray and step out on faith obeying God's leading in your study of the Word than it is to simply follow study plans suggested by others. Now those study plans are good, I am writing one myself, and every christian ought to work through a complete structured theological foundational series at least once, but nothing can replace a Spirit lead study on topics, theology and themes in the Bible. You will sense a strong desire and hunger to study a book such as Ecclesiastes and you will not really understand why, and as you step out in faith it will open up to you and you will see things that God is wanting to show you that you may had ignored for years if left to study plans suggested by men, which rarely include Ecclesiastes. God Bless you as you Study His Word. |