God Speaking

“The Word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joint and marrow it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.”

(Hebrews 4: 12)

Just recently I was going for a walk with a friend and as I was heading for the curb, a young man stepped aside to let me pass, as I thanked him, he said, “Love the cross”. I love wearing my cross, and my friend said he is saying he knows you are a Christian, it filled me with a warm glow, but later that day I learnt a major lesson. I was shopping in the Supermarket, and it was very busy, and the lineups were long. There was a lady behind me who was very impatient and kept bumping me with her trolly, I was just about to turn around and speak rudely to her but as I moved, I felt my cross move and I was filled with remorse, I was not living the word. The lesson was clear. Wearing a cross does not make one a Christian only living his Word does. 

Of course, we still need to read his word, regularly, but absorbing it into our very being will help us live it. The psalmist in Psalm 119 put it very clearly.

“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” (Psalm 119: 11)

In his letter James is much more definite. 

“As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.” (James 2: 26)

This does not mean that we wake up every morning and plan a good deed to do, no it means that in our morning prayer we can ask the Holy Spirit to guide us in how we can walk on the path of truth with Him. As we spend more time with Him the fruit of the Spirit starts to grow in us and as these fruits bloom in our lives it effects our behaviour towards others. 

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self control. Against such things there is no law.” (Galatians 5:22 – 23)

I live in a city so interaction with others is inevitable, but I read with interest an article that said in busy cities loneliness is often prevalent, with especially seniors, living alone are very lonely. I also go to a church with a big congregation, and the article did not pick churches, but said even young people can be very lonely in big crowds like schools. 

We can live God’s word by being aware of this and look out for lonely neighbours or shy people in our church. 

Living God’s word also is a lovely blessing for us, when we do it, we feel the warmth of his love surrounding us as we know we are pleasing Him.