Has God spoken a killing word to you? I’ve heard His killing words. I know what it is like to be mortally wounded by the Lord of hosts. I have felt the sword of truth run through my excuses, my justifications and my lies. When God asks us to climb up on the altar, it isn’t for the view. There is slaughtering to be done.
If you don’t want to bleed, don’t read the prophets. Avoid them at all costs. Pretend they are historically irrelevant. These men speak killing words. They are terrifying, convicting, paralyzing. Just close the book and walk away as fast as you can.
If you can.
Killing doesn’t always happen at once. God is an expert with slow toxins. He will plant a killing word in your conscience and let it infect you. You die slowly as His word begins its relentless stripping of your self-satisfied living. His word takes away your sense of triumph. Then it attacks your self-sufficiency. Then it dismantles your arrogance, your pride, your reputation. Finally it goes to work on legacy, on purpose, on promise. In the end, God’s killing word leaves you with ashes – before He can resurrect you.
God’s word kills – on purpose. Do you want to know if it is killing you? Just answer this simple question: Do you rejoice to hear His Word or do you run for cover?
Skip Moen Ph.D *
Author/Bible Teacher/Management Consultant
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* My friend Skip Moen knows first hand about what he is talking about in this passage. His life story is an interesting riches-to-rags saga that God used to break him – and bring him back to Him. He knows how God’s "killing words" changed him from being a fun-loving millionaire to a Word-savoring disciple of Jesus Christ. Skip’s love for the Word and his penetrating Scriptural insights are a testimony to how God can redeem what otherwise was being lost in worldly pursuits.
Visit him at www.skipmoen.com – you may find some useful spiritual nuggets to nourish you. And also an invitation to become a part of his on-line community.
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