Power of God’s Word
Strong's Greek: 1411. δύναμις (dunamis) -- Power, strength, ability ...From dunamai; force (literally or figuratively); specially, miraculous power (usually by implication, a miracle itself) -- ability, abundance, meaning, might (-ily, -y, -y deed), (worker of) miracle (-s), …[i]
The word dunamis means, strength, power and
ability that is: inherent power. Power residing in a thing by virtue of its
nature, or which a person or thing exerts and outs forth; power for performing
miracles; moral power and excellence of soul; the power and influence which belong
to riches and wealth; power and resources arising from numbers; power
consisting in or resting upon armies,
forces and hosts.[ii]
For the word of God is
quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged 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; Heb.
4: 12.
God’s Word has the power to diagnose the condition of man; heart
and his mind, much more precise than of a surgeon when he does a surgery. It has the power to lay open the heart, where
our intentions of our thoughts are mostly. God’s word very precisely discern
our spiritual health and the condition of it.
God meets us
through His written Word, by the power of the Holy Spirit. This spiritual work
goes beyond our intellectual capacity in just knowing the word of God alone.
God’s word by His Spirit is our Perfect Counselor; and the rich
resources are our source in all situations, and is able to guide, lead, direct,
confront, comfort and give us strength that we are in need at different
circumstances and especially when we are in a storm.
Thy testimonies also are my delight and my counselors. My
soul cleaveth unto the dust: quicken thou me according to thy word; Psa. 119: 24-25.
Sharper than any two-edged sword
The biggest
miracle is the change of hearts. The heart is deceitful above all
things and beyond cure. Who can understand it? Jer.
17: 9.
Sometimes we wonder what
is the secret? It has to be only the sharpness of God’s word which can change
lives, and hearts. God’s word can penetrate and reach hearts with surprising
precision.
The word of God is the sword of the
Spirit. It is equipment for spiritual battle, especially has the idea of an
offensive weapon; Eph. 6: 17. God’s word is alive, active, sharper than a
two-edged sword, can probe us who believe more than a surgeon’s scalpel. This
means it has the sharpness to cut and throw away what needs to be cut off that which
causes destruction and death, and keep and give life to what needs to be saved.
Time and again Neuroscience points to God's word, and Neuroscience is concealed in God's word. Neuroscience on power and authority says, that our brains are remarkably plastic, capable of adapting and changing throughout our lives. Are we not fearfully and wonderfully made? (Ref. Psa. 139).
The Dividing asunder of soul and spirit
Here the word of God makes the distinction between the spirit and the soul: Spirit focuses more on the supernatural contact and power of the inner life. Soul focuses on the intellectual property endowed to man (mind; will; intellect; emotions; thoughts; volitions). This is exactly why the Word of God is so powerful and precise; it can pierce even to the division of soul and spirit, which is not at all easier.
When we allow our flesh or the world
to direct our thoughts, intentions and actions, it ends in spiritual ruin. God
wants us to be directed by His spirit and His word, not by the flesh, which is fallen, nor even by the soul
which is fallen ever since the Fall in the Garden of Eden.
God
sees us, naked and barren and this means; God sees each one of us the way He
sees Adam and Eve in their feeble hiding, robed themselves with fig leaves. Fig
leaf aprons does not help us on the day of reckoning!
Absolutely nothing can be “hidden” from God. The
word of God discovers and exposes each of our condition very precisely.
[i]https://www.bing.com/search?pglt=299&q=Greek+word+for+power&cvid=f
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Dunamis Meaning - Greek
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