There is a Word at work in the world, according to Hebrews chapter four, which brings the very life and power of God into the lives of people. This Word is called “Living,” and “Active” (vs. 12). It is described as being “sharper than any two-edged sword, and capable of “piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit of both joints and marrow.” This Word, we are told, is capable of judging the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

This is a Word the likes of which most people have never heard before. It speaks into the physical realm but it can also speak into thoughts and intentions of the heart. It cuts so closely that it can divide marrow from joints but also soul from spirit. Talk about Lazer cutting perfection. Lazer cuts pale in comparison to the precise cutting capacity of this two-edged-sword Word of God.

Knowing all these things about the Word of God could scare one to death; just the opposite actually happens. This Word is a constant reminder to God’s people that they have “a great high priest…Jesus the Son of God (vs. 14). This Word is never spoken so as to wipe us out; it is spoken to make us whole. Jesus uses this two-edged-sword Word so as to know us through and through for the purpose of enabling us to “draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need” (vs. 16).

The truth is we can’t hide anything from God, and that is a good thing. He always operates in the context of the whole truth, and with the whole truth in mind, He comes to us in Jesus to remind us there is a place for us at the throne of grace.

Who would have thought it?