FEB 20

Matthew 5:17-18
Memorise Matthew 5:18
“…our Heavenly Father who loves us can and will give us His perfect Words…”

If you find yourself in a debate with one who rejects VPP, you will find that both of you will agree on one point. That the autographs, the very first original scripts containing God’s Word, are perfect. You will both agree that they are totally inspired and God-breathed, the very words of God put to parchment. Thereafter, your disagreement starts. He will believe that these perfect words of God have been forever lost with the destruction of the autographs and all we have now are partially accurate copies of God’s Word. However, not to worry, he would say, because he is sure that the accurate portions of the Bible he holds are those concerning important doctrines. Those containing accounts of historical events including Creation may not be accurate but he would say that they hardly matter to our faith. You ask him to tell you how he can be sure which parts of the Bible are accurate and he just shrugs his shoulders. He just cannot bring himself to believe that a Bible copied by human beings over the centuries can be 100% perfect.

It is sad that those who reject VPP look more to man than to God. They focus on man’s inability rather than God’s perfect providence. If he truly believed in God’s omnipotence, would he not see that God preserving His own Word is an easy task for Him? Jesus said, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.” Jesus knew that the Old Testament He held at that time was perfect. Surely, if God can preserve His Word from the beginning till Jesus’ time, He can definitely preserve it to our time.

Let us trust in God and not in man. Let us have faith that our Heavenly Father who loves us can and will give us His perfect Words. It seems ridiculous to think that God would give us His Word right at the beginning and then leave us to our own devices. God is very much involved and working in the lives of His children. Without a doubt, He can work through His children to preserve the very Words He gave us at the start. His Word is spiritual food and life to His children. He would never feed us anything tainted or blemished.

Thought: How would you view the Bible if you only believed that the autographs were perfect?
Prayer: Lord, grant me faith to believe in Thy wondrous preservation of Thy Word.