Each day we struggle with what to believe, questioning whether what we hear is of God or of the devil. While there appears to be some ambiguity in the minds of many about God, we wanted to know who this God is that so many claim to serve. Since we were tired of being tossed back and forth, going this way and that, turned about by every wind of doctrine and teaching of man (Ephesians 4:14), we decided to search the scriptures for ourselves to see what God has said about himself. We found that the God we are supposed to serve tells us to put our trust in him.
“Thus saith the Lord; Cursed be the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the Lord. For he shall be like the heath in the desert, and shall not see when good cometh; but shall inhabit the parched places in the wilderness, in a salt land and not inhabited. Blessed is the man that trusteth in the Lord, and whose hope the Lord is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit” (Jeremiah 17:5-8).
Because we do not know who God is, then our faith and our trust ends up being misplaced. We place more trust in mortal man, who can turn our hearts away from God than we place in trusting the actual word of God. God tells us to “study to show thyself approved” so that we can “rightly dividing the word of truth” (II Timothy 2:15). Scripture tells us that this “word of truth is given to tell you what to believe (for doctrine), what is wrong (for reproof), how to correct wrong (for correction), how to live (for instruction in righteousness). You are to rely on the word of truth because it includes everything needed to grow in maturity, to be perfect (meaning proficient or capable), and to do what God wants” (II Timothy 3:16-17).
What must we do if we don’t know what to believe? If you don’t know what to believe, then we suggest that you find out the truth for yourself. Search the scriptures for yourself because the word of truth contains all you need, so that you will know what to believe and what not to believe. We pray that today’s inspirational message will bless you and that you will share it so that others may be blessed as well. Amen.
Enjoy your blessings - KW
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