Some
people say, “Surely, you don’t believe the Bible.” They say that the
Bible belongs to the past. It’s not for us today. This kind of talk
takes us right back to the Garden of Eden – “Did God really say?”
(Genesis 3:1). The Bible says that “all Scripture is given by inspiration of God?” (2 Timothy 3:16). Who
are we to say that the Bible needs to be rewritten – so that it only
says what we want it to say to us? God hasn’t stopped speaking to us
through His Word – but have we stopped listening to Him?
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In our cynical world, we hear that “It doesn’t matter what you believe
because what you believe doesn’t matter.” When we find ourselves
starting to think like this, let’s remember this: God’s Word is unchanged.
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Sometimes, we look back over our life, and we think, “I used to love
reading the Bible – but somewhere along the line, something’s changed.”
What’s changed? Has God’s Word changed? No! It hasn’t changed. When our
feelings change, let’s not forget this: God’s Word is unchanging.
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In today’s world, there are many temptations. We are tempted to turn
back from following Jesus. We forget that His words are “the words of
eternal life” (John 6:68). Temptation is nothing new. Jesus was tempted.
When He was tempted, He said, “It is written” (Matthew 4:4). God
doesn’t say one thing – and then “change His mind” (Numbers 23:19). He
speaks His Word – and He stands by it. His Word is not “maybe Yes, maybe
No.” It’s always “Yes” – “Yes, I love you. Yes, I will keep on loving
you. Yes, I will love you forever” (2 Corinthians 1:18-20). God’s Word is unchangeable.
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