Today's promise: God's Word is powerful
Every word is true
Every word of God
proves true. He defends all who come to him for protection.
Proverbs 30:5 NLT
We must both affirm the inerrancy of Scripture and then live under it.
Francis Schaeffer
The perfect word
In a world of shifting
loyalties, devious cons, and ever-evolving ideas, we need to know where to
anchor our souls. We aren't diligent enough to analyze every counterfeit that
comes our way, nor are we perceptive enough to expose every false philosophy.
Human rationalism is not equipped to establish eternal truth. That's why we
need help. Only God can point us in the right direction.
It's a comfort when we
are searching for absolutes to actually find them. According to this proverb,
such absolute truth will shield us. What from? Every subtle deceit, every
malicious word, every doctrinal error, and every false messiah. Much to our
dismay, the world is full of empty promises. If we are left to ourselves to
figure them all out, we will spend our lives tossed around on tumultuous waves
of competing "truths." By the time we obtain understanding by our own
efforts, it's too late to settle on the foundation of God's wisdom. In short,
we need to be anchored in revelation.
How do we do that? A
daily time in God's Word is a good first step. It works truth into our minds on
a regular basis. But is that really enough?
Here's a good pattern
to follow: First, ask God every day to convince your heart of His truth and to
give you discernment of lies. Second, find at least one verse a week to
memorize. Chew on it, let it sink in, look at it from every angel, and come up
with specific ways to apply it. Third, don't just study God's Word. Fall in
love with it. Consume it as voraciously as your favorite meal. God has a way of
working into our hearts the things we love. If we love the flawless Word, the
flawless Word will dwell within us.
Adapted from The One Year® Walk with God Devotional by Chris
Tiegreen, Tyndale House Publishers (2004), entry for May 17.
Content is derived from
the Holy Bible, New Living Translation and other publications of Tyndale
Publishing House