Lion Loosing
Lion Loosing
I have not heard or read this quote for a long time and then I read it three times in the past two days. Being the astute man of God that I am, I figured the Lord wanted me to hear it. It is a quote by Charles Spurgeon about the power and effectiveness of the Word of God.
“The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.” Charles Spurgeon
When we read a quote like that and truly take the time to think about what he is saying, it really does take away all of our excuses. Excuses that we often hide behind. We do not want to share the Word of God at work or with our friends, not because we are not a Bible scholar and do not believe we cannot defend the Word, but because we do not believe the Word enough to trust that the Holy Spirit will allow its light to shine in the darkness. I know that is harsh but on some level, I think we need to admit that it is true. We kind of have our doubts about the effectiveness of the Word when it is placed against some of the arguments that our co-workers are espousing. It is not that we do not believe the Word, we do. We just doubt the effective power of the Word to penetrate the hearts of our co-workers. I get the point that we must speak the Word at the right time but how will we know when the right time is? Can’t the Word of God, empowered by the Spirit of God, create its own right time to penetrate the hard heart? How can people hear if we do not speak up?
I also wonder how many times we find ourselves in discussions about “spiritual things” and it is nothing more than opinion vs. opinion. We may come close to speaking about the Bible but how often do we really share the Word of God? God, by the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of men, wrote the Word of God in a particular way. We should trust, a bit more than we trust our opinion, that the way he wrote it is the way he wanted us to share it with others. I am not saying that the Word of God must be dictated back to people but we must learn to trust that presenting the Word, and not simply talking about it, is a powerful way to share the truth.
I know that as we get older we get out of the habit of memorizing and so it gets harder but it is a discipline we could do better at. Also, I believe the best way to share the Word of God is to be constantly in the Word. How many times have you found the opportunity to share a verse or two that you just read that morning? What is in our hearts, will come out of our mouths when we speak. Loosing the Word of God is truly one of the most effective ways to bring the light of Jesus into a dark world. Speak the truth in love. All three are vital. Speak. The truth. In love.
I have not heard or read this quote for a long time and then I read it three times in the past two days. Being the astute man of God that I am, I figured the Lord wanted me to hear it. It is a quote by Charles Spurgeon about the power and effectiveness of the Word of God.
“The Word of God is like a lion. You don’t have to defend a lion. All you have to do is let the lion loose, and the lion will defend itself.” Charles Spurgeon
When we read a quote like that and truly take the time to think about what he is saying, it really does take away all of our excuses. Excuses that we often hide behind. We do not want to share the Word of God at work or with our friends, not because we are not a Bible scholar and do not believe we cannot defend the Word, but because we do not believe the Word enough to trust that the Holy Spirit will allow its light to shine in the darkness. I know that is harsh but on some level, I think we need to admit that it is true. We kind of have our doubts about the effectiveness of the Word when it is placed against some of the arguments that our co-workers are espousing. It is not that we do not believe the Word, we do. We just doubt the effective power of the Word to penetrate the hearts of our co-workers. I get the point that we must speak the Word at the right time but how will we know when the right time is? Can’t the Word of God, empowered by the Spirit of God, create its own right time to penetrate the hard heart? How can people hear if we do not speak up?
I also wonder how many times we find ourselves in discussions about “spiritual things” and it is nothing more than opinion vs. opinion. We may come close to speaking about the Bible but how often do we really share the Word of God? God, by the work of the Holy Spirit in the lives of men, wrote the Word of God in a particular way. We should trust, a bit more than we trust our opinion, that the way he wrote it is the way he wanted us to share it with others. I am not saying that the Word of God must be dictated back to people but we must learn to trust that presenting the Word, and not simply talking about it, is a powerful way to share the truth.
I know that as we get older we get out of the habit of memorizing and so it gets harder but it is a discipline we could do better at. Also, I believe the best way to share the Word of God is to be constantly in the Word. How many times have you found the opportunity to share a verse or two that you just read that morning? What is in our hearts, will come out of our mouths when we speak. Loosing the Word of God is truly one of the most effective ways to bring the light of Jesus into a dark world. Speak the truth in love. All three are vital. Speak. The truth. In love.
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