Title: Why I Read & Rely on the Bible
Text:
Isaiah 40:6-8 (ESV)
6 A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is like the flower of the field.
7 The grass withers, the flower fades when the breath of the LORD blows on it; surely the people are grass.
8 The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.
Observation:
This word settles it and nails it for me, "the word of our God will stand forever".
It is through the word of God that we get to know the God of the word. O, the love of God; the grace and mercy of God for people like you and me. Think about the greatness and goodness of God.
Ephesians 1:3-6 (ESV)
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,
4 even as he chose us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before him. In love
5 he predestined us for adoption as sons through Jesus Christ, according to the purpose of his will,
6 to the praise of his glorious grace, with which he has blessed us in the Beloved.
When the fierce winds of adversity blow into our lives the redeemed of the Lord have an anchor that is sure, steadfast, and secure; we have a forever God in whom we can trust to deliver us. Notice how David called upon the Lord in his time of trouble.
Psalm 57:1 (ESV)
1 Be merciful to me, O God, be merciful to me, for in you my soul takes refuge; in the shadow of your wings I will take refuge, till the storms of destruction pass by.
Mary the mother of Jesus found God to be able in the season of life that was most difficulty for a young woman; what she found in God you can find to be true also.
Luke 1:37-38 (ESV)
37 For nothing will be impossible with God."
38 And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.
Why not call upon Him, and experience God's power to deliver for yourself?
Prayer:
Father, hallowed be Your name. Father, I am so thankful for the word of God, and the God of the word. Father, I am so grateful that the God of the word, and the word of God are forever.
O, how blessed are the children of God that when adversity comes into our lives we can take refuge in the shadow of the wings of our dear Father in heaven. Father, I'm praying for a mighty move of the faithful turning to God in these perilous last days. In the mighty name of Jesus I pray, Amen.
Isaiah 55:11 (KJV)
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
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