We all need a standard to follow. The word of God is a standard we can live by.
It’s based on love, humility,
forgiveness, grace and mercy. Living for
yourself requires a whole different standard, one that ebbs and flows according
to each situation you face. The
standards God provides are rock solid and never change. They are the one constant in a sea of inconsistency.
To know God’s word is to know the very
heart of God. His character is defined
and His promises are laid out for all to see. Those who refuse to even
acknowledge His existence are trying to be autonomous1, believing that they
can handle anything life throws at them without any assistance. The thing they fail to realize is that the
resources they draw from, whether intellectual, material or financial, will
eventually run dry. The resources God provides are eternal in that they will never run dry.
We must determine for ourselves that our God
is the One who can be trusted above all.
Until we do that we will always question the wisdom He provides. God knows what we need and exactly when we
need it. He has never failed at anything
He’s ever promised to do. His silence
isn’t a denial, but rather simply a delay for the proper time to reveal
itself.
Knowing
God’s word is imperative for the believer to have a spiritually successful life
this side of heaven. Without it we would
be like a stagnate pool, void of any source to replenish and refresh. Each
decree is made for our benefit, but we must trust Him to accomplish that which
He has set apart for us to do. Until
next time, walk with the King and be a blessing!
1 Not
controlled by others or by outside forces; independent in mind or judgment;
self-directed.
