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All
Scripture is Given By Inspiration of God
"All
Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable
for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction
in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly
equipped for every good work." (1)
"I
will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye. Do not be like the horse or
like the mule, which have no understanding, which must be
harnessed with bit and bridle, else they will not come near
you. Many sorrows shall be to the wicked; but he who trusts
in the Lord, mercy shall surround him. Be glad in the Lord
and rejoice." (2)
How has
God protected and led His children in the Past? "In your
manifold mercies, You did not forsake [your children] in the
wilderness, the pillar of the cloud did not depart from them
by day to lead them on the road; nor the pillar of fire by
night, to show them light and the way they should go. You
also gave Your good Spirit to instruct them, and did not withhold
Your manna from their mouth, and gave them water for their
thirst. Forty years You sustained them in the wilderness;
they lacked nothing, their clothes did not wear out and their
feet did not swell." (3)
God leads
us by His instruction to us in the Bible and He is present
with us by His Holy Spirit. The Bible is the story of how
God dwells with His people and interacts with them. He is
not distant from them for He dwells with them and is in them.
"If you love me, keep My commandments. And I will pray
the Father, and He will give you a Helper, that He may abide
with you forever, the Spirit of truth." (4)
When
we are in need, He is just a prayer away. If we grieve the
Holy Spirit away, we suffer the consequences of being separated
from our Creator. If we put our faith and trust in Him and
rely on Him, we have the assurance that we are safe in His
everlasting arms. And "Lo, I am with you always, even
to the end of the world." (5) "There is a spirit
in man, and the breath of the Almighty gives him understanding."
(6)
In Christ's
last recorded prayer to His Father just before His trail and
crucifixion, He prayed "that they all may be one, as
You, Father, are in Me, and I in You; that they also may be
one in Us, that the world may believe that You sent Me."
(7)
All Scripture
is given by inspiration of God and His "Word" has
been shared with us so that we may come into the same relationship
with our Creator as the writers of the Bible had with Him.
We learn about that relationship and experience it as we walk
daily with Jesus through the pages of scripture and in our
daily lives.
May His
Presence and His blessings be with you today and every day.
1. 2
Timothy 3:16, 17, NKJV.
2. Psalm 32:8-11.
3. Nehemiah 9:19-21.
4. John 14:15-17.
5. Matthew 28:20.
6. Job 32:8.
7. John 17:21
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