FAITH CAPSULE: Hardness of heart will cause one not to be living by demands in the word of God.
Deuteronomy 28:1-14
The word of God came to be for man’s blessing. Jesus, the living word of God declared, “The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly.” (John 10:10) Indeed Jesus the living word of God brought healing and deliverance. Testimony of God’s word is deliverance. It is written, “He sent His word and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions.” (Psalm 107:20) Jesus, the living word of God is here to bless man and to stay with man always if man is living obediently to the word of God. With no doubt, the condition to possess the blessing of God’s word demands our obedience.
Hebrews 4:12 describes the word God as, “living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.” Word of God is promising and able to deliver without failure. However, the word of God will not deliver promise for disobedient ones.
Obedience is also a pass word to open door of blessing from God. Unceasing and steady in obeying God does not have a place for half obedience. Half obedient is seeking God when it pleases man. Obeying the word of God at all time is pleasing God which is the evidence of faith. Obeying God to please God is certain to deliver man from unnecessary, costly and painful situation in the walk of life.
In life there are many avenues that lead to disobeying the word of God. Among many reasons for disobedient is pointed out in the book of Nehemiah 9:17 where the word stated, “They refused to obey, and they were not mindful of Your wonders that You did among them. But they hardened their necks, and in their rebellion…” The word of Nehemiah 9:17 referred to the children of Israel but it also speaks to all man today. It points out that an act of disobedience is caused by not being mindful of God’s wonder which leads to hardness of heart. Hardness of heart will cause one not to be living by demands in the word of God. In the word there is a way, in the way there is the word. Jesus is the Word and He is the Way. Hardened heart lacks belief therefore faith cannot have its way. Hebrews 4:2 made it clear that when word is not mixed with faith, it becomes unprofitable. The word of God is the source of faith and when one does not believe in the word there would be lack of faith.
Are you a vessel with hardness of heart? It is possible to be a vessel of hardened heart unconsciously. Today search your heart to determine your stand in the word of God. Hardness of heart is an evidence of unbelief.
Prayer for today: Ask against the spirit of hardness of heart in the name of Jesus.