(Ephesians 5:26-27/KJV) says, “That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, 27 That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
The answer to every question and solution to every problem is found in the Word of God. Either directly or as a result of principle, the Word of God is where every solution is found to every problem or issue that a man or woman will face. Contrary to what some believe, Oprah is NOT your answer, neither is Dr. Phil! There is NO place for help like the Word of God. God’s WORK begins with His WORD!
The common mistake for those who think they’ve gone too far, are too unworthy, too unholy, too undeserving, too messed up, too far gone, too sick, or too addicted is to avoid reading the Bible. But that’s a lie from the pit of Hell! God’s WORD is written exactly for those people, to show them or at least remind them of the way Jesus Christ has made for them to get out of the mess they’re in. God’s WORK begins with His WORD!
You may reading this BLOG and reminding yourself of how badly you’ve failed. You may be still trying to get good so you can get God, but you don’t get good to get God, you get God and God makes you good! Getting to God is simply getting into His Word, because God’s WORK begins with His WORD!
The WORD does the WORK! Read it when you feel guilty; read it when you don’t feel anything form it; read it in the face of the devil and his accusations against you; read it in the face of this unbelieving world; read it when you’re not even sure you believe it, JUST READ IT! The WORD does the WORK!
Let me get to my point. What the WORD and a bar of soap have in common is the WORD of GOD washes our mind and spirit like soap does our hands and body. The WORD is like a bar soap in that it is ONLY effective when USED!
You can stand under the water all day long but you’ll NEVER get clean until you USE a bar of soap! Knowing the soap is there; simply staring at the soap; and thinking about using the soap will NOT make you clean. The ONLY thing that will make you clean and prove that the soap is effective is picking it up and USING IT!
Life’s greatest failure is NOT your sin, but in failure to read the WORD! When all you have is the WORD, that’s all you NEED! Reading the Word is the only way God can do what He’s promised you in His WORD!
The WORD pays no attention to your sin, to your failures, to your emotions, or accusations; it just simply does its WORK when you READ IT!
God’s WORD NEVER changes, we do, and God gave us His WORD to evangelize, edify and educate. Whether we need Salvation, encouragement to hang-on, or receive revelation and understanding, it’s ALL found in His WORD! God’s WORK begins with His WORD!
When you do your part, God will do His. You can’t do His part, and He won’t do yours! Yours is to act on His WORD, and let his WORD do the WORK!
What the WORD and a bar of soap have in common is that both are only effective when USED!
