Great motivation for serving God -- Hebrews 4:9-13: We must take heed to live our lives by the word of God, or doctrine of Jesus Christ. The gospel will quickly find you out if you are guilty of disobedience to it. All insincerity, unbelief, and hypocrisy, will be detected by God because, "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." (Hebrews 4:12) There will be no escape from the penetrating, powerful word of God.

Man possesses spirit, soul, and body. (1 Thessalonians 5:23) Man has a physical body, a life much like the animals have, and an immortal soul that leaves the body when earthly life ends. United these three constitute one man. The word of God is able to separate all of these. When our life is measured by that same word of God it will be determined as to whether we can enter into God's rest.

The word of God is able to lay bear the secrets of the heart. "All things are naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do." (Hebrews 4:13)

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