Scripture

It is this Word and this Word alone that God promises to accompany with saving and sanctifying power. Where is your confidence? It should be here because it is only this that God promises to accompany with saving and sanctifying power! Oh, this Word is powerful. This Word makes massive promises about itself. It advertises its power to change and transform. This Word discloses God. It brings us into an encounter with God himself. When we hear these words, we are hearing the voice of God. This Word is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword. This Word discloses the gospel. The gospel itself is “the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:16). Embedded in the gospel, in its DNA, is this explosive power to bring people from death to life. It is in here. This Word transforms hearts, breaks the power of sin, and engenders new affections. Oh, this Word does so much.

-Jeff Purswell