Hebrews 4:2 KJV
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
When all is said and done, the Word preached will either be profitable or unprofitable to the hearer because of faith.
The Word of God, mixed with faith, is profitable.
It saves
It comforts
It corrects
It instructs
It guides
It blesses
But the same Word of God, often preached at the same time, is also preached to some who do not mix it with faith. And it is to them, unprofitable.
They do not believe
They are not blessed
They will not obey and therefore
Nothing has changed.
This is a faith operation. And faith, though it may be passed from one to another, is always a gift of God and not a product of man's industry. Ultimately we come down to this.... whether the Word of God is profitable or not is a matter of what God has done in the heart of the hearer.
We lean upon the Lord.
For unto us was the gospel preached, as well as unto them: but the word preached did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in them that heard it.
When all is said and done, the Word preached will either be profitable or unprofitable to the hearer because of faith.
The Word of God, mixed with faith, is profitable.
It saves
It comforts
It corrects
It instructs
It guides
It blesses
But the same Word of God, often preached at the same time, is also preached to some who do not mix it with faith. And it is to them, unprofitable.
They do not believe
They are not blessed
They will not obey and therefore
Nothing has changed.
This is a faith operation. And faith, though it may be passed from one to another, is always a gift of God and not a product of man's industry. Ultimately we come down to this.... whether the Word of God is profitable or not is a matter of what God has done in the heart of the hearer.
We lean upon the Lord.
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