Mistaken
in the Word 7-21-14
Somehow I worded a verse too
simplistic and wrote the wrong address to my Memory Verse list at VBS this
year.
As the Scriptures say,No one is righteous— not even one.
Let’s face it, we all make mistakes but
sometimes they really get to you.
Why
is it important to know the Word of God? So that when we make mistakes we can
search and study to show ourselves approved! We can learn the truth and be set
free from our mistakes.
Be diligent to present yourself approved to God,
a worker who does not need to be ashamed, rightly
dividing the word of truth. 2
Timothy 2:15
It’s okay to be wrong, but sometimes we have a
hard time realizing that we need to correct ourselves. I mean, it’s one thing
to find out that we did something the wrong way, but to totally put out a
scripture memory verse that was incorrect? Ouch! The Bible does say to confess
your sins; mine being a sin of obedience to the Word. I did not study properly
before writing the verse down I cut it from another avenue and added my own
words describing it. The word’s I used were true, but they are not straight
scripture. So the question comes to me, is it okay to paraphrase the Word of
God?
Yes it is!
I will fetch my knowledge from afar;
I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. For truly my words are not false;
One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
I will ascribe righteousness to my Maker. For truly my words are not false;
One who is perfect in knowledge is with you.
Behold, God is mighty, but despises no one;
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
He is mighty in strength of understanding.
Job
36:4
Jesus paraphrased
a lot, as did many of the writers in the Word of God, my mistake was putting it
into a list of memory verses without checking my sources first.
I wrote from my
heart at one time what the verse meant, then wrote that out as a scripture
because I found it listed similar to one in my files. How embarrassing! I am
continually teaching about learning and knowing the Word of God and yet, God
felt the need to show me how little I really know about the Word by allowing me
to make this mistake.
What then? Are we
better than they? Not at all; for we have already charged that both Jews and
Greeks are all under sin; as it is written, "THERE IS NONE
RIGHTEOUS, NOT EVEN ONE; THERE IS NONE WHO UNDERSTANDS, THERE IS NONE WHO SEEKS FOR
GOD;…Romans3:10
It
happened to me, maybe it won’t happen to you but what if it did? Would you be
able to own up to it?
I
know I am not perfect but I will definitely be putting a lot more attention to
detail in the future!
At
least the meaning is not something that is not truth, I spoke the truth, it
just was in correct to call it a Bible Verse. “Are you going to Hell?” one kid
asked me in gest. No, God knows I spoke the truth and am going to correct it in
the future.
This
is a good lesson to learn, not only did I mistakenly make the mistaken verse
look like it was a real memory verse but I did not check it before I delivered it to see that I
had it right.
The
rest of them are correct.
I
believe I was even told that it was wrong by one friend of mine who was helping
out before and we passed over that one.
We
really need to check the words when we read them and see if they are true, we
always need to keep on top of what we hear in the movies and read in books to
see if it is really from the Bible. It is really easy to misrepresent a verse
and make people believe the wrong thing.
Dear
Lord, thank you for your forgiveness, thank you for helping us to find our
errors and correct them without hesitation. Help us to know your Word, in Jesus
name, amen.
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