Let God be God

“All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that all God’s people may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.” -   2 Timothy 3:16-17 

          There are those who don’t believe in the existence of God. Not believing in God, they dismiss the Bible as His inerrant word. There are those, like the Muslims, who believe in God, yet also believe that the Bible is corrupted and that the Qur’an is the last word from God as dictated to the prophet Muhammad by archangel Gabriel. And then there are those who believe in the existence of God and take the Bible for what it says it is: God’s word. Someone is right, someone is wrong. I choose to believe that all scripture is from the mouth of God and was given to those faithful believers who would jot it down as moved upon by the Holy Spirit. I choose to believe scripture when it says that it is useful to us. Honestly, it’s no more farfetched then some of the other theories and beliefs that are floating around. Can I prove God exists? No. Can I prove the Bible is His inerrant word? No. But Christianity isn’t a belief system based on evidence, it is a belief system based on faith. Faith requires no evidence. When you truly believe in something it permeates your soul and changes you. The word of God is meant to change you from the inside out. You have to believe it and place your full trust in an unseen God. Hebrews 11:6 tells us that it is impossible to please God without faith; a five-letter word that spells the difference between heaven and hell. Why? Because it all starts with faith. Christ, sin, redemption, new life … nothing comes into play unless you start with faith.

          So, having said all that, those that choose to believe in God and in His word should know that it is a very useful tool for all the things Paul mentions in his second letter to Timothy. How can we possibly know how to act or react as believers without an example or a blueprint for living? Christ was our example and the Bible is our blueprint. We must understand that when Jesus says in John 15:5 that we can do nothing without Him, he is speaking in eternal terms, not physical. I have always taken that verse to mean that while we can go about the normalcies of our daily lives like eating, dressing and bathing ourselves, we can do nothing of any eternal value without Christ and the Spirit of God working in and through us. We can do great things in this life for God if we will accept and allow; accept God for who He is and allow Him to do a great work in us. So, let’s get out of His way and let God be God in us. Until next time, walk with the King and be a blessing.

Richard Keller

Bread of Life Ministries