The Word of God is the Christian’s manual on how to live a victorious life. But let us not forget that it does not belong solely to the believer. The unbeliever as well as God’s enemy can also use it to undermine the faith of the believer. The skeptic will be open and above-board when he tries to tear down the tenets by which the believer’s faith foundation is built upon. But the enemy, the father of all lies, will use it in order to mislead, sounding sympathetic, but slowly and underhandedly tearing down our confidence in it.
God’s Word is powerful. It turns everything we believe in upside down. It teaches us to turn the other cheek, when we would rather get our own back. It teaches us to serve, when we would rather be served. It exhorts us to be like children, when we would prefer to be grown up and all-knowing. It teaches us to put our faith, and our very lives, in the hands of a hero who was executed by the enemy.
It is inconceivable for a person to look at these truths and not wonder if there is logic in them. But for the Christian, who has been regenerated by the Holy Spirit, the Word of God brings wisdom, and with wisdom, life. Let us be careful when we read the Scriptures. Let us not interpret with our own puny understanding, but let us be guided by the Spirit, that we may find the treasures that are hidden within.
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