Tag: Hebrews 4:12

Washing of Water

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While looking at an assortment of gospel tracts and reading them to ensure they align with the scriptures, one verse in particular really stood out to me. Now, I’ve read the New Testament several times, and as simple as the message is to comprehend, the Bible is very deep and complex. Personally, I believe God made the Good News simple to understand and grasp so anyone could experience salvation. But as I said, as simple as the message is, the Bible, God’s Word, is very deep. One of those scriptures is found in Ephesians 5:25,26 and reads;

Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ
loved the Church and gave Himself up
for her, so that He might sanctify her,
having cleansed her by the
washing of water with the word.

The reason this scripture is so important to me and really stood out is, for approximately the past month I have felt like I was being washed on the inside. The only way I can explain it is, I felt in the lower stomach toward my back area like someone was taking a hose and spraying the inside of me. I could actually feel the water and at times could hear a voice speaking.

Since I didn’t realize what was happening, I would often rebuke or even cast out unclean spirits because I thought I was experiencing Spiritual Warfare. That is, until I heard the Lord say, Robin, why are you going against me? That stopped me in my tracks and made me think and ask, how was I going against the Lord?

Through the Holy Spirit I realized what was happening to me had nothing to do with Spiritual Warfare, it was the work of Christ. But until I came across this scripture, I still didn’t understand the full weight of what was transpiring in me. After reading this scripture I now know I wasn’t being attacked, but instead, I am being sanctified by the washing of water with the Word of God.

When we read the Word of God it becomes more than just words on a page, it becomes God’s LIVING Word and begins working inside us. This reminds me of the scripture found in Hebrews 4:12, it reads;

For the Word of God is living and active,
sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing to the division of soul and spirit,
of joints and of marrow, and discerning
the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Renewing the Mind

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Lately it seems I’ve been warring with the mind. Meaning, out of the blue a thought will appear out of nowhere that I know is not of my own. Which means, these thoughts are the result of the enemy waging war against me. How do I handle these thoughts? What can I do to fight against them? Luckily the Bible gives us information, but, it’s crucial to understand that;

For the word of God is living and active,
and sharper than any two-edged sword,
even penetrating as far as the division of
the soul and spirit, of both joints and
marrow, and able to judge the thoughts
and intentions of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

While I believe in the word and read it daily (mostly), it wasn’t until recently that I actually realized the implication of this scripture. Because during my difficulty, I prayed and turned to the scriptures to help fight against these thoughts and several scriptures stood out to me.

Romans 12:2 – Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.

How can one renew the mind?

For me it’s reading the word daily, praying, memorizing scripture and applying those scriptures to my life. But I really didn’t realize just how important the Hebrews 4:12 scripture really was, till recently. Because, the very words have suddenly came alive in me. They’re no longer just words on the page that I need to apply to my life. No, the scriptures have absolutely taken hold of me in a way I’ve never experienced! Some of those scriptures which have helped during my warfare are;

Galatians 5:24 – those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passion and desires.

Galatians 2:20 – I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Knowing I’ve been crucified with Christ and He lives inside of me, I now have the weapon of the cross to fight against these unwanted thoughts or even temptations that often lure people away. Since Christ lives in me, He is in my mind, my heart and the rest of my body. So when a thought appears I picture that thought being held up against the cross and I see it demolished while reciting;

But He was pierced for our transgressions,
He was crushed for our iniquities; the
punishment that brought us peace was upon
Him, and by His stripes we are healed.

Isaiah 53:5

For me this has worked wonders, so, if you’re being plagued with unwanted thoughts, unwanted temptations, letting your imagination run wild or trauma from your past. Try this technique because nothing can stand against Christ being crucified on the cross!