“For the word of God is alive and powerful”
–Heb 4:12 (NLT)
When I saw a relative of mine reading a book called “IKIGAI” which has a tag line to a long and happy life. I had a question in my mind how this book can give a long happy life except our Lord Jesus Christ. I had a thought in this world there are a lot of books which claims or promises different things, teaches different things but how do we compare all of the world’s teachings with the Bible. God answered all these questions with the above verse.
- God’s Word is powerful– In this word there are a lot of Character building or self help books or different concept books saying or promising us different things but none of them gives the power to do that. People can try to do or follow but only with the power of flesh but the Bible gives us the divine power from the almighty which can transform us to keep the commandments of the Lord. The Bible says our flesh is weak from Roman 7:24 Apostle Paul says who will deliver me from this weak flesh which makes me do what I don’t want to do but only the Spirit of God through God’s word can transform us and lead us to a happy life with the will of God.
- God’s word is Alive (Life) – The Word of God has life because of the author of those words is alive . God says “I am that I am”. He is the everlasting God who was even before the world and will be even after the world. He has no end. All the authors who writes those book has a short life span and they share their experiences or a incident that inspired them to write it but according to the Bible 2 Timothy 2: 15 the scriptures are from God himself and above all, these authors are flesh and blood and one day be no more in this world. But our God who is the alpha and omega is everlasting and when we ask according to the word of God in prayer he answers, helps and guides us in this world.
Having seen this how we see the books of this world. All of us during the childhood in our science books have read that human beings were evolved from monkeys. We all have learnt this in our science book and maybe have written this answer in our test but do we accept this truth. The things that aligns with the Bible is right and the thing which deviates from God’s word is not to be followed and the knowledge of the scripture is the only thing that equips us to see the things of the world with God’s eye and how to discern what is write and what is wrong and what can be accepted.
Prayer
Our Father in haven grant us the knowledge of your words O Lord that we may equip ourselves with your words and holding on to them to lead a victorious life according to your will. Amen
Sol. Leo