Word and Faith and Creation

God has placed His own value on His word. He calls it a "Fire," a "Hammer," and a "Sword." Now fire burns; a blow from a hammer hurts; while a cut from a sword causes real pain. And when His word is proclaimed in the power of the Anointing it will have exactly the same results. It will burn like fire, break like a hammer and pierce like a sword, and the spiritual or mental pain will be just as severe and real as the physical. And if not, then there is something wrong either with the messenger or the message. - Oswald Smith on Conviction

For the word of God is living 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. Hebrews 4:12

Have you experienced the word of God? Its not just letters on a piece of paper in a book. Its supernatural, its alive, it speaks into your heart. God spoke and BANG it happend. Creation. The Holy Spirit reacted to the word and brought about the creation of the world. The same is true today, the Holy Spirit will bring conviction when the word is spoken!

Many scholars fall into a trap when it comes to the word of God. The trap is not intellectualism or criticism of the texts, rather the trap is looking at the word with no faith. When faith is missing the Holy Spirit doesn't work. The Holy Spirit needs faith to create. So when we look at the the Bible without faith and souly our minds then stuff doesnt make sense, and doubt creeps in and out goes our beliefs that were formed by the word of God with faith.

The Bible is full of supernatural stories and teachings. Christianity is based on the belief that Jesus rose from the dead. The apostles described themselves as witnesses of the risen Christ. You cant be any more supernatural than that! And so is much of the rest of the Bible. But to believe the supernatural you either need to experieince it or have faith! And many scholars go into the Bible without faith and leave with doubt never experiencing the living word.

I offer this suggestion to those who are searching the Bible for something, those who are searching for the true Jesus, those looking for life. Read the Bible with faith. Allow the Holy Spirit space to create in your heart. He will and God will change your life!