Conviction: November 15, 2011

NOVEMBER 15 2011. TODAYS WORD FOR TUESDAY NOVEMBER 15, 2011.

CONVICTION

DEFINITION:

A firm belief; feelings of guilt; the state of being convinced.

SCRIPTURE:

The Word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. Hebrews 4:12

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE:

Most people respond when you ask what the word conviction means by saying that it refers to a criminal being convicted. But there is another definition of the word conviction that deals with the response that our hearts have to wrong and evil in our lives and in the world.

Modern technology has provided doctors with instruments that are used in procedures to see, inside our bodies, what cannot be seen from the outside. One such procedure is called a Laryngoscopy which views the throat and vocal chords. The doctor takes a very small camera with a light on the end and puts it down the throat of a person to try and find out what is causing the problem.

God’s Word is like a Laryngoscopy. It invades the unseen areas of our lives and exposes to us the areas of spiritual failures that fill our lives. This can be an uncomfortable procedure that God does on our lives but if we are willing to respond in obedience we will grow in our relationship with God.

In John 3:20 Jesus said to us, “Everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed.” Jesus is that light that exposes the evil in our lives just like the light on the camera that the doctor uses. God’s internal intrusions into our lives convict us and we do not feel good about the conviction, but do you really want the disease that God exposes in our lives?

We need to daily welcome God into the deep, dark places of our hearts because it is the only way we can find true healing and spiritual health that we should be longing for daily. And in order for God to do this we must communicate with Him daily by reading God’s Word and praying. Through what we read God will expose to us our personal problems and through prayer we can ask Him for victory over our sinful desires and our evil acts.

With God’s Word you do not need an appointment to get going and finding God’s diagnosis. The divine surgeon is ready when you are ready and He is just waiting for you to come to Him. Let God’s Word explore your inner being.

LEARNING:

Our memory verse for this week is found in Hebrews 10:36.

For you have need of endurance, so that after you have done the will of God, you may receive the promise.

PRAYER:

Lord, speak to me today through Your Word and convict me of my sins. Thank You for the assurance that You are always present and my truest friend. Guide me this day as I search the Word of God so that it becomes both my shield and sword.