JAN 15

2 Peter 1:21
Memorise 2 Peter 1:21
“…thou shalt preserve them from this generation forever”

Sola Scriptura emphasises that the inerrant, infallible and perfect Word of God alone is the ultimate authority in the believer’s life. The believer’s salvation is based upon God’s truth alone and not on the traditions of man, the teachings of the church or on popular thinking. If a church teaches doctrines that are contrary to the Bible, then the church is wrong and not the Bible. If the tradition of the church is contrary to the teaching of the Bible, then that tradition should be rejected, not the Bible. Everything should be measured against the truth of the Bible, the supreme authority.

The truth and reality of the Bible were set forth by the prophets of the Old Testament, who spake and wrote under the influence and direction of the Spirit of God (2 Peter 1:21). The Holy Spirit so assisted and directed them in delivering what they had received from Him, that they clearly expressed what they had known. The Scriptures are the words of the Holy Ghost, and all the expressions with its beauty and power come from God himself. This is known as the process of inspiration, that every single word of Scripture is given by inspiration of God (2 Timothy 3:16).

Dear teen, how firm and sure the foundation of our faith is! It rests upon the very words of God, written by holy men who were told exactly what to write by the Holy Ghost. Esteem and reverence the Bible as a book sent from heaven to you. Study it well with faith. Measure every thought and action you do by its revelation which is the revelation of the mind and will of God. For example, if your Christian school has a tradition of celebrating Easter by baking hot cross buns and Easter bunnies and eggs and using them to spread the gospel, do refrain. Realise the reason for remembering Good Friday and Easter is to remember the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ; hot cross buns and Easter rabbits do not point anyone to Christ. In contrast, when we think of the partaking of bread in the Lord’s Supper that does point one to Christ, the Bible warns of consequences against those who take this bread without understanding. Those visitors to our church who witness the Lord’s Supper will doubtless realise the great solemnity of the event, as compared to the frivolity of eating buns and chocolate.

Thought: Every believer can taste the sweetness and feel the power of the Word of God.

Prayer: Father in heaven, may I search Your Word daily, to understand the sense and meaning and live by it.