DOUBLE EDGED TRUTH

Truth is sharper than
a double-edged sword.









On one side of the blade,
Truth cuts deep,
spills blood,
makes a mess,
creates sorrow...
and really really hurts
like a 10 on the pain scale.
Truth on this side
reveals where deception
has been at work.

On the other side,
Truth has the power
to disengage a soul
from life-long,
crippling,
paralyzing and
agonizing deceptions.
This side of Truth
releases the soul
from bondage and
sets it free.

__________________________


But before I can have this release,
this freedom from deception,
there must be surgery.


And before I can have surgery,
there must be a willingness.














"MUST I have surgery?" I may ask.
(Must I face up to this crippling fault?
Must I submit to the removal of it?)

"YES!" is the Surgeon's
merciful answer.

Am I wanting to disengage
from harmful lifestyles,
engagements, habits,
relationships, etc?

The Merciful, Master Surgeon
must have his patient's consent,
and the patient must be still.
I must let the blade do the work,
and trust Him completely.




"For the word of God is quick, and powerful,
and sharper than any two-edged sword,
piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit,
and of the joints and marrow,
and is a discerner of the thoughts
and intents of the heart."

Hebrews 4:12