Two-Edged Sword

The word of God is living and effective, sharper than any two-edged sword, penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart. No creature is concealed from him, but everything is naked and exposed to the eyes of him to whom we must render an account.

This passage from Hebrews is quite definitive.   It tells us we can run, but we cannot hide.   The word of God is the best tracker.  No bloodhounds are needed.   The word penetrates between the soul and spirit and discerns our hearts.  And, we must eventually render an account, i.e., what have we done wrong and what have we failed to do.  We are naked before God.    Sort of like Adam and Eve before they reached for the leaves.   We won’t even have that.   Quite intimidating!

Frankly, we must all render an account now, and not later.   We need an every-day reflection important for our course corrections.  Otherwise, that final accounting may be more like an encounter with that sword separating joints from the marrow.   Ouch.  

Deacon David Pierce