"I Give You My Word!"

“I give you my word.” Such a statement offers assurance, at least when the one who is speaking is accepted as trustworthy. There is comfort in knowing what to expect as the word of another is such that it can be counted on.

In the Psalms we read…
“(89) Forever, O Lord, YOUR WORD IS FIRMLY FIXED in the heavens. (90) YOUR FAITHFULNESS ENDURES TO ALL GENERATIONS; you have established the earth, and it stands fast.” ( Psalm 119:89-90 ESV)

Do we desire to know the MIND OF GOD? It is true His wisdom is far above ours. ( Isaiah 55:8-9; 1 Corinthians 1:25) However, throughout the Scriptures we find the revealing of the MIND OF GOD. Though it was about 40 inspired men from various walks of life writing over a span of many years who penned the books of the Bible, the way it all fits together reveals there was a common source behind it all and that source of wisdom is God.

Jesus stated…
“It is the Spirit who gives life; the flesh is of no avail. THE WORDS that I HAVE SPOKEN to you ARE SPIRIT AND LIFE.” ( John 6:63 ESV)

Peter acknowledged that Jesus had the words of life. ( John 6:68) Jesus had earlier stated that whoever heard His word and believed the One who sent him had passed from death to life. ( John 5:24) And Paul exhorted the church at Philippi to continue “holding fast to the word of life.” ( Philippians 2:16) Paul wanted to be sure that on the Day of Christ his labor among them had not been in vain.

As we seek to know the MIND OF GOD, can we hear Him say, “I give you My Word. Read it. Believe it. Trust it. Apply it. Obey it. Walk in it. It is life.”? Knowing that God’s Word is “firmly fixed” and that His “faithfulness endures to all generations”, let us allow the MIND OF GOD to guide our daily lives through the life He intended His Wisdom to provide and ultimately into the eternal life He has prepared for His own.

Have a great day LIVING LIFE BY THE BOOK!
Carl

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