Two-Edged Sword

Use Well Your Two-Edged Sword

A two-edged sword is very sharp. It can be a really useful tool, or it can cause a great deal of damage. It all depends on one’s knowledge and use of the tool.

Consider the impact an immoral woman can have on an individual. Solomon warns of her soothing words and unstable ways of life. He describes her as “sharp as a two-edged sword,” leading to destruction, and advises one to remove one’s ways far from her (Proverbs 5:3-14).

On the other hand, the saints of God are encouraged to sing praises to God. The Psalmist says, “Let the high praises of God be in their mouth, and a two-edged sword in their hand, to execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples; to bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; to execute on them the written judgment (Psalm 149:6-9)…”

What two-edged sword should be in our hands? “For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart (Hebrews 4:12).” The Bible tells us that vengeance does belong to the LORD (Deuteronomy 32:35; Romans 12:19; Hebrews 10:30).

John tells us of this as he describes “One like the Son of Man,” in which protrudes out of His mouth a sharp two edged-sword (Revelation 1:12-16). God’s Word is a powerful tool. If we gain knowledge of it and use it properly, it can save our eternal souls.