Bearing fruit of discernment.

 1Jn_2:14 … and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.

The Word of God lives in us, and we overcome Satan.  If the word of God does not live in us then we do not overcome Satan.

1Pe_1:23  Being born again, not of corruptible seed, but of incorruptible, by the word of God, which liveth and abideth for ever

We are born again of incorruptible seed- Jesus Christ, the Word of God.

1Th_2:13  For this cause also thank we God without ceasing, because, when ye received the word of God which ye heard of us, ye received it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which effectually worketh also in you that believe.

The Word of God WORKS in those of us that believe! It works and it is effective.

Eph_6:17  And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God

We must TAKE the sword of the Spirit- we must TAKE the Word of God!

Rom_10:17  So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.

Our faith comes by the WORD of God!

Luk_11:28  But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

We must KEEP the word of God which gives us faith.

Heb 4:12  For 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 ALIVE, is POWERFUL, is SHARP. The word of God will divide the soul and spirit. The word of God discerns our thoughts.

The word of God discerns the intents of the heart.

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'… the Holy Spirit instructs us therein how to divide spirit and soul experientially. The dividing of these two is not a mere doctrine; it is pre-eminently a life, a must in the believer’s walk. Just what is its essential meaning? It means, first of all, that by His Word and through His indwelling Spirit God enables the Christian to differentiate in experience the operations and expressions of the spirit as distinct from those of the soul. Thus he may perceive what is of the spirit and what is of the soul. '

The Spiritual Man- Watchman Nee

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The soul-self and spirit divided.

Being able to discern between the two in all we do.

The discernment once given to us is ours to make choices with. We don't want blindness, we want spiritual sight and when it's given to us if we choose to desire blindness afterwards it will be given to us. Many people are just like Jesus spoke in parable-

Mat 13:19  When any one heareth the word of the kingdom, and understandeth it not, then cometh the wicked one, and catcheth away that which was sown in his heart. This is he which received seed by the way side. 

Mat 13:20  But he that received the seed into stony places, the same is he that heareth the word, and anon with joy receiveth it; 

Mat 13:21  Yet hath he not root in himself, but dureth for a while: for when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, by and by he is offended. 

Mat 13:22  He also that received seed among the thorns is he that heareth the word; and the care of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, choke the word, and he becometh unfruitful. 

Mat 13:23  But he that received seed into the good ground is he that heareth the word, and understandeth it; which also beareth fruit, and bringeth forth, some an hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty. 

Hearing- understanding not and rather than seeking understanding allowing the word to be snatched away. Receiving, hearing and yet not rooting ourselves in the words - so when trouble comes because of our beliefs we are offended and turn from the word. Receiving, hearing but letting the cares of this world, the deceitfulness of money all makes the word unpalatable to us.

Only when we receive the WORD of God, hearing it, understanding it, and bearing fruit are we truly with God.

When we are given discernment we must bear the fruit of that discernment all by the grace of God. 

Daily we are given opportunities.

Daily we are racing, and along the race we are going to find many obstacles in our path, each temptation is an obstacle. Daily we are warring and in this very real spiritual war we are going to have to do battle. There are NO office jobs in this war. There are NO cushy positions of safety for anyone in this war. If you are in this war, if you are wielding the sword of the Spirit, the Word of God, then you will have to use that sword! DAILY!  How did Jesus when confronted by Satan fight the battle? With the WORD of God! It's POWERFUL, it's ALIVE, we need to TRUST in it, and USE it!

Please LORD, please help us to seek the Spirit, to seek the Word of God always!