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October 8, 2022 8:00 pm
Stephen was an up-and-coming comedian, and a prodigal. Raised in a Christian family, he struggled with doubt after his dad and two brothers died in a plane crash. By his early twenties, he’d lost his faith. He found it one night on the frigid streets of Chicago. A stranger gave him a pocket New Testament, and Stephen cracked open the pages. An index said those struggling with anxiety should read Matthew 6:27–34, from Jesus’s Sermon on the Mount.
Stephen turned there, and the words kindled a fire in his heart. He recalls, “I was absolutely, immediately lightened. I stood on the street corner in the cold and read the sermon, and my life has never been the same.”
Such is the power of Scripture. The Bible is unlike any other book, for it’s alive. We don’t read the Bible. The Bible reads us. “Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit . . . it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12).
Scripture presents the most powerful force on the planet, a force that transforms and leads you toward spiritual maturity. Open it and read it out loud, asking God to ignite your heart. He promises that the words He has spoken “will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it” (Isaiah 55:11). Your life will never be the same.
Welcome to today's encouragement from Our Daily Bread. Unlike nine entitled reading the power of Scripture. Stephen was an up-and-coming committee and the prodigal raised in a Christian family. He struggled without after his dad and two brothers died in a plane crash by his early 20s.
He'd lost his faith but he found it one night on the frigid streets of Chicago. A stranger gave him a pocket New Testament and Stephen cracked open the pages and index said those struggling with anxiety should read Matthew 627 to 34 from Jesus sermon on the Mount Stephen turn there in the words kindled a fire in his heart. He recalls I was absolutely immediately lightened. I stood on the street corner in the cold and read the sermon in my life has never been the same.
Such is the power of Scripture, the Bible is unlike any other book for its allies will just read the Bible. The Bible reads us sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit. It judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. The writer of Hebrews declares Scripture presents the most powerful force on the planet of force that transforms and leads us toward spiritual maturity but open it and read it out loud, asking God to ignite our hearts. He promises that the words he spoke will not return to him empty, but will accomplish what he desires and achieve the purpose for which you sent our lives will never be the same today Our Daily Bread devotional Scripture reading is from Hebrews chapter 4 verses 12 to 13 for the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow, it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Nothing in all creation is hidden from God's sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of him to whom we must give account. Let's pray heavenly father, thank you for giving us the Bible. Please make it come alive in our lives. In Jesus name we pray. Amen. Today's encouragement was provided by Our Daily Bread ministers
