JAN 6

2 Peter 1:16-21
Memorise 2 Peter 1:21
“…holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.”

Yesterday, we learnt that the Bible alone should be the basis of our faith, and not experiences or anything else. But you may be wondering – wasn’t the Bible penned by the hands of men? And if so, how can the words of fallible men serve as the sole authority for our lives?

The answer lies in today’s reading. “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” (2 Peter 1:21). The phrase “as they were moved by the Holy Ghost” tells us that, while the words of Scripture were indeed written down by the hands of men, they wrote not according to their own will or wisdom, but through the Holy Spirit’s direction and guidance. Interestingly, the Greek word for “moved” here is the same as the word translated as “drive” in Acts 27:15. In that passage, Paul and his companions were on board a ship. It had been seized by a violent and strong wind such that the sailors could no longer direct the ship, and could only let the ship be driven and carried along by the wind. In the same manner, these holy men of God spoken of in today’s passage were driven and carried along by a supernatural influence that guided them as they penned the words of Scripture. Just as a ship which is tossed about by the wind has no choice but to go wherever the wind blows it, likewise the writers of the Bible were wholly surrendered to the Holy Spirit’s leading and simply wrote whatever the Holy Spirit guided them to. Therefore, we can be sure that the Bible which we have in our hands today is the very Word of God.

Dear teen, may you thus never doubt the source of the words of Scripture. Because it is the very Word of God, you can have full assurance that it holds the key to all of life’s problems. May you trust in it and keep it close to your heart, that you may be able to find guidance throughout your life on this earth.

Thought: The Bible is none other than the voice of Him that sitteth upon the Throne!
Prayer: Lord, help me to trust fully in Your Words which You have given to us in the Bible.