The Power of Scripture 上帝的话语
Dexu Xia
For the word of God is alive and active. Hebrews 4:12
Stephen was an up-and-coming comedian, and a prodigal. Raised in a Christian family, he struggled with doubt after his dad and two brothers died in a plane crash. By his early twenties, he’d lost his faith. But he found it one night on the frigid streets of Chicago. A stranger gave him a pocket New Testament, and Stephen cracked open the pages. An index said those struggling with anxiety should read Matthew 6:27–34, from Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount.
Stephen turned there, and the words kindled a fire in his heart. He recalls, “I was absolutely, immediately lightened. I stood on the street corner in the cold and read the sermon, and my life has never been the same.”
Such is the power of Scripture. The Bible is unlike any other book, for it’s alive. We don’t just read the Bible. The Bible reads us. “Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit . . . ; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart” (Hebrews 4:12).
Scripture presents the most powerful force on the planet, a force that transforms and leads us toward spiritual maturity. Let’s open it and read it out loud, asking God to ignite our hearts. He promises that the words He’s spoken “will not return to [Him] empty, but will accomplish what [He desires] and achieve the purpose for which [He] sent it” (Isaiah 55:11). Our lives will never be the same.
How has Scripture changed your life? What expectations do you have when you read it?
Heavenly Father, thank You for giving me the Bible. Please make it alive in my life.
上帝的道是活泼的，是有功效的。—希伯来书4章12节
史蒂芬是位前程似锦的喜剧演员，也是个回转的浪子。他在基督化家庭中长大，但在他的父亲和两个兄弟死于空难后，他便开始对信仰产生怀疑。在二十岁出头时，他完全放弃信仰。后来在某个冬夜，他在芝加哥寒风刺骨的街道上，重新找回了信心。当时有个陌生人送给他一本袖珍版新约圣经，他随手翻开几页。索引页上写着，焦虑不安的人可以阅读马太福音6章27-34节，那是耶稣在登山宝训中所说的一段话。
史蒂芬翻到那段经文，耶稣所说的话就像在他心中点燃了一把火。他回忆说：“我觉得心里的重担卸下了。我站在寒冷的街角认真地阅读登山宝训，而我的生命从此再也不同了！”
这就是圣经的力量。圣经就是上帝的话语，它与其他书籍不同，因上帝的话语是活的，是有功效的。我们阅读圣经，而圣经也剖视我们。“上帝的道……，比一切两刃的剑更快，甚至魂与灵……，都能刺入、剖开，连心中的思念和主意都能辨明”（希伯来书4章12节）。
圣经显明了世上最强大的力量，这股力量能改变我们，引导我们迈向属灵成熟。让我们翻开圣经，开声朗读，求上帝让我们的心燃烧起来。上帝已承诺，祂口中所出的话绝不会徒然返回，必要成就祂的旨意，达成上帝差它的目的（以赛亚书55章11节）。我们的生命从此再也不同了！
圣经如何改变你的生命？
当你读圣经的时候，你会期盼什么？
天父，感谢祢赐下圣经，求祢让它成为我生命的指引。