Mar 9

James 1:21
Memorise Psalm 25:9
“…he will beautify the meek with salvation.”

One of the greatest problems of Christendom today is the arrogance with which so-called Christians approach God’s Word. They seem to think that God’s Word must be interpreted and applied in line with their thoughts and desires. If God’s Word does not make sense to the human mind, it must be wrong. If they cannot accept the doctrine of predestination, then the doctrine cannot be true. If they cannot resolve what appears at first to be an inconsistent fact, they say it is a scribal error. Repentance for sin is not a nice doctrine to speak about, so they avoid speaking about it. Instead they emphasise love and unity, at the expense of truth and holiness. God’s Word speaks out against ungodly forms of worship, but people ignore it because drums and electric guitars used for worship just feel so right. We see this in all the modern day churches that have departed from God’s Word. Man now decides for himself what he wants to believe and ignores what God’s Word plainly says. The origin of this starts from what appears to be a light thing; the lack of humility. However, as with all sins, there is nothing light about it. Man approaches God’s Word without meekness. Self comes before God. Before long, the true gospel of salvation is snuffed out, and entire generations condemned. The lack of humility before God’s Word has eternal consequences.

This may appear to be the sin of others. But, that’s where we are wrong. We may claim; “I can’t accept this because it doesn’t make sense to me.” Or, “I’m ok, I’m not as sinful as this passage claims”. When we think this way, we are guilty of pride before God’s Word. James 1:21 tells us very clearly that we are to receive God’s Word with meekness and humility. We must lay aside our abundant sinful selfish tendencies, and humbly accept God’s Word for what it is. We must never try to argue with it, or try to rationalise our sin. To do so would be at a detriment to our souls and our relationship with God!

If we hold the Bible as the true Word coming from God Himself, our response must always be one of great humility. I am wrong, and God’s Word is always right. May we be meek before God’s Word.

Thought: When was the last time you ignored God’s Word or tried to rationalise a sin that you have committed?
Prayer: Father, keep me always humble before Thy Word.