It had been a long time since we took a little plastic sword to poker night -- the sort of thing restaurants used to stick in steaks. So we did this past week, and a woman at our table asked about it right away.
"I brought this to remind me that the word of God is sharper than a two-edged sword." If you need proof of that statement....
For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. - Hebrews 4:12 (KJV)
"Do you read the word of God?" we asked the woman. "Did you read the Bible today?"
"No," she admitted. "But I prayed a lot."
Regular readers probably realize we have absolutely nothing against prayer. That's something believers should do every day....
And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests.... - Ephesians 6:18a
(We could break down the various kinds of prayers, but that's not our purpose here.)
So prayer is good. But we think prayer to God without a look inside God's word could be lacking something.
We've heard ministers put it this way: when you pray, you talk to God. When you read the Bible, God talks to you. You never know when the answer to your prayer might be hidden in a chapter of Scripture So....
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom.... - Colossians 3:16a
We heard over the weekend about an emperor of Ethiopia who reportedly ate pages of a Bible from time to time. We do NOT recommend that - but reading from Scripture can provide a feast of wisdom and knowledge for the daily walk of life. Even for the times when you walk into a poker room.
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