Scripture to Read: 2 Timothy 3:16
If there was ever any doubt that God’s Word is truly God’s Word, we see that God clears up all doubt in 2 Timothy 3:16. The evidence that what we have today that the Bible we have is God’s authoritative Word is overwhelming. An excellent resource to help us understand the evidence available to us so we know that what we have today is God’s authoritative Word can be found in the book “A Visual Theology Guide to the Bible,” by Tim Challies and Josh Byers. This book is well written, visual, and easy to understand. God states, in 2 Timothy 3:16, that He has divinely given his Word. God used 40 plus writers from all walks of life, over 1,500 years, to provide us with what we have in the 66 books of our Bible today. God’s Word is profitable for all areas of our lives. God’s Word instructs us so that we know how to honor and please Him. God’s Word convicts us of sin we need to repent from and of fleshly desires we need to crucify each day. God’s Word corrects us from wrong thinking so that we are restored to right fellowship with Him. God’s Word trains us to live righteously each day so we look, act, and talk more and more like Him. The incredible profit we gain from knowing and living God’s Word is priceless. Because God’s Word is so profitable to us, we must choose to treasure God’s Word above all else so that we live according to His Word and not sin against Him (Psalms 119:9-11).
Challenge & Application
1. What did God teach you today about His Word?
2. How are you allowing God’s Word to teach you, correct you, convict you, and train you?
Don’t forget to pray using the A.C.T.S. (Adoration, Confession, Thanksgiving, Supplication) method!