The entire Word of God is our roadmap for surviving on this earth in a sin-based culture. We form our beliefs from the whole council of God, and not from our own imagination, human concepts, and experiential viewpoint. We do not allow circumstances or finite limitations to influence or to change our adherence to God’s principles, which He clearly spells out in His Word.
Individuals today take a creative license with their spiritual doctrine, beliefs, and practice. They make up their own characteristics for God that do not coincide with Biblical verses, or they isolate a few verses, and do not take all of them into account when forming their beliefs.
Many people attribute spirituality to practices that have no Biblical basis. They customize their own faith by merging what they like or feel comfortable with from several different religious beliefs, rather than adhering to God’s Word alone. This blend of beliefs influences their behavior and attitude about their identity, their choices, and their eternal destination (John 3:18).
When we share with others our Bible-based convictions and the concept of conversion through Jesus Christ alone, we allow them to discover God’s truth for themselves, which is more real to the soul and spirit than to simply provide teaching that they can accept or reject for shallow reasons.
Some may be tempted to rebuff, minimalize, or make fun of our Christ-centered testimony, or to label us as fanatics, but that is their choice. They often choose “life coaches” or pastoral leadership who will agree with them and share their own experiences as truth, rather than God’s Word.
These human philosophies require little personal cost and provide them with more widespread acceptance by others in their choice of lifestyle. This secular advice may be good at the moment, but only temporarily, and it has no eternal value since it is not based on God’s Word and does not point people to the need for salvation through Jesus Christ alone (John 3:16-18).
Prayer:
Father God, many people attempt to make bargains with You. However, You are absolute, and You hold all the winning cards in Your hand. They relegate You to human standards and finite wisdom and power, when in reality Your ways are higher than our ways, and Your wisdom is more real than any of our thoughts. These individuals tend to attempt to bring You down on our human level.
The truth is that Jesus died to bring us up to Your heights. You write Your Words in our mind and replace our heart of stone with one that is soft and pliable in Your Spirit’s hands (Ezekiel 36:26). We trust in You with our whole heart, and we love You more each day as we experience Your unconditional, compassionate, sacrificial love for all Your Born Again children. We praise Your name and want to deepen our intimacy with You with each passing day.
Thoughts for the Day:
Those who cling to the Word of God have a consistent and Rock-solid belief system that draws them into a more intimate and secure union with the Trinity of God. They make better choices, live lives that are supernaturally blessed, and their belief in Jesus Christ and surrender to His will for their life guarantees them His peace and joy during this lifetime, as well as a Heavenly destination for eternity.
- Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 Corinthians 10:4; Acts 16:31; John 3:16-18
