What is in His Word? 9-11-17
Before I knew
the Lord, I knew the Bible was something ‘godly’. I learned this in school in
Canada. Each year they would begin reading in Genesis 1:1. I remembered that
one verse without realizing it as each year for pretty much 8 years of my life
I heard the same thing. “in the Beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”
It actually
encouraged my inner desire as a child to know who Jesus, God, and the Father
really were, or was. All I knew about Jesus I had colored in visited Sunday and
Wednesday night clubs. I was sure He loved me but not sure how that would affect
my life. In fact, I did not even realize that in knowing these things about him
I was learning to believe in Him through the Word.
Think for a
moment, what one thing was it in the Word that drew you into a desire to dig
deeper into the subject and see what it was all about? Was it a preacher that
suddenly sparked a good topic that resonated with you? Were you forced to read
it as a child and one day remembered the words as you ran into a desperate
situation that validated the need for such words? It took me several visits and
a couple of other incidents in my life to bring me to the desire to read it for
myself.
I lift up my eyes to the mountains—where
does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth.
Psalm 121
There is help
in His Word.
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected
end. Jeremiah 29:11
There is peace in His Word.
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the
world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it
be afraid. John 14:27
There is love in His Word.
But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we
were still sinners, Christ died for us. Romans 5:8.
He indeed was
foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last
times for you who
through Him believe in God, who raised Him from the dead and gave Him glory, so
that your faith and hope are in God. Since you have purified your souls in obeying the
truth through the Spirit in sincere love of the brethren, love one another
fervently with a pure heart,1 Peter 1:20-22
Behold what manner of love the Father has bestowed onus, that we should be called the children of God! Therefore, the world does not know us, because it did not know Him. Beloved, now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be but we know that when HE is revealed, we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. And everyone who has this hope in Him purifies himself, just as He is pure.
1 John 3:1-3
There is a
word for you today, in His Word! The Lord our God has breathed it into existence
and there will be something inside the cover that brings relevance to your life
and resonates to your heart as you read it; pretty much every time. There are
of course times when we do not really pay attention to what we read. Sometimes
we may try to ignore what has been written right there in front of us. God knew
that! He has even put scriptures about the idea of ignoring thing, in His Word!
Are you ignoring Him today? I pray that
you are not, I pray that you are seeking God and discovering for yourself what
is in His Word.
For the message God delivered through
angels has always stood firm, and every violation of the law and every act of
disobedience was punished. So, what makes us think we can escape if we ignore this
great salvation that was first announced by the Lord Jesus himself and then
delivered to us by those who heard him speak? And
God confirmed the message by giving signs and wonders and various miracles and
gifts of the Holy Spirit whenever he chose.Hebrews 3:2-4
I would not
complete this article today without mention that there is History in His Word.
God has laid engines. The real thing that is mentioned in the Word is that it
is God breathed, inspired word of God. He has given it to us for His purpose in
our lives
It is my
prayer that each of will not only enjoy the short blocks of verse I post here
but that each of us continues to dig into our personal Bible and see for
ourselves what is truly in His Word.
All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete thoroughly equipped for every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17
Dear Heavenly Father, thank you for giving
us Your Word. Thank you for opening it up to our hearts and minds that we may
know you and your purpose in us even more. Open our eyes Lord that we may see
what you have to say, open our ears Lord that we may hear your voice. In Jesus
name, amen.
Suggested reading 2 Timothy 3:1-17, Hebrews
3:1-19, 1 John 3:1-24.