Pen of Iron

I do not take credit for this post. It belongs to a young man from Florida whose permission I have obtained to republish it on this blog because I liked it a lot. The post belongs to Bryan from www.Sounddoctrine1611.blogspot.com

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Turn in your Bible to Judges chapter 3. Start reading in verse 12, and come down to verse 22. In this portion of scripture, we have a fine picture of what Biblical preaching is supposed to accomplish.

Notice in verse 12 that the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord. The Lord strengthened Eglon, the king of Moab, against them, and they served him 18 years (vs.14). But when they cried unto the Lord, he raised up a deliverer unto them, Ehud, the son of Gera (vs.15).Notice in verse 16 that Ehud made him a "dagger which had two edges, of a cubit length;" This two-edged dagger pictures the word of God. Hebrews 4:12 says that the word of God is "quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged 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."

The word of God is called "The Sword of the Spirit" in Ephesians 6:18. And over in Psalm 149:6, the Bible says that the saints should "Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand; To execute vengeance upon the heathen (2nd Advent), and punishments upon the people; To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; To execute upon them the judgment written: this honour have all his saints. Praise ye the LORD." Amen."

A dagger which had two edges" (Judges 3:16).

Ehud came unto the king of Moab, and he said "I have a message from God unto thee" (Judges 3:20).

When Eglon rose up from his seat, Ehud put forth his hand and took the dagger and "thrust it into his belly" (vs.21).

And this is what Bible preaching is, a THRUST, a JAB. Preachers are to take the word of God and THRUST it into the heart of sinners and saints, and they are to "draw blood".

Jeremiah 48:10 says,"Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood."

Yes, there is a time for the "towel". There is time for comfort. But this heart-piercing, sin-rebuking preaching is not a very common thing these days. Notice further what happens when the "dagger" is "thrust into his belly".....

"And the haft also went in after the blade; and the fat closed upon the blade, so that he could not draw the dagger out of his belly; and the DIRT came out.

"Friend, do you want to be CLEAN before God? Do you want the DIRT to come out from within? Get under some good, solid, heart-piercing Bible preaching; that'll do it.

"And the DIRT came out"!!

Praise God! This old Book will purge you, and make you CLEAN (see John 15:3; Psalm 119:9,11; Ephesians 5:26). Get that BOOK in you, and the filth will begin to be washed out. Your body can be likened unto a CUP. A DIRTY CUP. As you begin to fill it with some clean, pure water (the word of God), the DIRT rises to the top, and begins to come out over the brim (see Matthew 23:25-26).

"Thou blind Pharisee, cleanse first that which is within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also." (Matthew 23:26).

Put that BOOK in, and the DIRT will come out!

Amen amen amen.

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