The Word of God

September 4, 2010

THE BIBLE IS UNIQUE IN ITS POWER

Voltaire, an ungodly 18th century philosopher, said that it took hundreds of years to build up Christianity but that he, one Frenchman, could destroy it in only 50 years.  Taking his pen, he dipped it into the ink of unbelief and wrote against God and the Bible.

Twenty years after his death, the Geneva Bible Society bought his house and used it for Bible printing.  The house later became the Paris headquarters of the British and Foreign Bible Society.

Hey guess what?  The Bible is still the bestseller.  In contrast, an entire six-volume set of Voltaire's works was once sold for 90 cents.  Just before he died, this noted atheist said, "I wish I had never been born!"

The Bible is powerful.  Listen to what it says about itself:

A Devouring Fire:  "I will make my words in thy mouth fire, and this people wood, and it shall devour them"  ( Jer. 5:14b ).

A Fire and Hammer:  "Is not my word like as a fire?  saith the Lord; and like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?"  ( Jer. 23:29 ).

A Saving Force:  "It [ God's Word ] is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek"  ( Rom. 1:16b ).

A Defensive Weapon:  " The sword of the Spirit...is the word of God" ( Eph. 6:17 b ).

A Two-Edged Sword:  "For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword"  ( Heb. 4:12a ).

A Purifier of Life:  "Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way?  by taking heed thereto according to thy word"  ( Ps. 119:9 ).  "Now ye are clean through the word" ( John 15:3a ).  Sanctify them through thy truth; thy word is truth"  ( John 17:17 ).  "Seeing ye have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit"  ( 1 Pet. 1:22a ).

If the Bible is so powerful, are you memorizing it?  Are you reading it daily?  Have you ever decided to put yourself under its authority?  

PRAYER TIME:  Praise the Lord for our God-breathed Book!

--Craig M. Scott--