Broken to Be Whole

When we honestly receive God’s Word, it burns away any pretension in us. God’s Word is like a fire that burns away false mindsets, false practices, and false emotions. It exposes us to who we really are. It is like fire that burns inside our heart. Like a fire that can inflict pain, God’s Wors can also inflict pain. It causes pain in us because God’s Word is truth (John 17:17). And for most of the time, truth hurts. It may hurt us because it teaches us and instructs us to the way of righteousness. “All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” – 2 Timothy 3:16-17. It is uncomfortable to be mended of our ways and to be set straight. But a fire…