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THE BIBLE IS THE SPIRIT’S BOOK
SATURDAY, JUNE 13
2 Peter 1:20-21
2 Timothy 3:15-17
 
“They received the word with all readiness
of mind, and searched the scriptures daily,
whether those things were so.”
 
THE BIBLE IS THE SPIRIT’S BOOK
 
If the Bible is for our benefit to help us to walk in His light through this dark world (2 Pet 1:19), then it must be studied with utmost diligence. Today’s passage teaches us how to benefit from it by delineating some important facts that we should know as we approach the Bible.
 
“Knowing this first,” wrote Peter, “that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation” (2 Pet 1:20). Now if the Scripture is sure and sufficient in itself (2 Pet 1:19a), we must know that no portion of the Scripture is to be interpreted according to the reader’s ideas and opinions. We must avoid interpreting the Scripture to fit our own preconceived ideas.
 
We must come to the Scripture knowing that it is God’s revelation. It is not a compilation of human ideas, neither a book to be critiqued by some scholars. Peter said it even more candidly in the next verse: “For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.” In other words, the Scripture is not a human invention.
 
Peter did not deny the human instrumentality in writing the Scripture. He told us that it is the “holy men of God” (2 Pet 1:21) who wrote the Bible. He called them “holy men of God,” because they were faithful prophets who executed the office committed by the Spirit. They “were moved by the Holy Ghost.” The Greek word translated “moved” is a maritime metaphor which has the idea of “being like a ship which is carried along by the wind.” In other words, the faithful men of God, under the leading and control of the Spirit, wrote the Bible.
 
We must not approach the Bible with a casual or careless attitude. We must remember that when we read the Bible, we are reading the words of God. We must esteem it highly by believing and obeying it. Let us also ask for the Spirit’s illumination that we may interpret and apply the Bible correctly as He intended when He wrote it.
 
THOUGHT: The Bible is the Word of God.
PRAYER: Father, open my eyes to see the truth in Thy Word.

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