day 68- the vision for transforming my soul 3

God is in charge. He is the source of transformation and he doesn’t hide this from us. The Bible is the way God gives us the plan for soul renovation. This begins and ends with the fact that we don’t trust in our own wisdom. Why would we?

Either the Bible is the Word of God for us or it isn’t. If it isn’t, then we are left with our own understanding or the thinking of those who don’t know God’s Word. This is one option. We purposefully choose to go our own way. From what we know of the human condition, this is risky business. Without intentionally thinking outside of ourselves, we will do wrong, eventually.

No matter how brilliant the thinking may be, if the philosophy or teaching available is not filtered through the Scripture, it can’t be trusted. It may be identical; Jesus is the source of all truth. We can expect to find good, solid teaching in other religions and worldviews. The problem is with the teaching that veers away from the truth. It is not the Bible and __________.

Yes, God even gives us a conscience to guide us outside of the Bible, but we can ignore it easily. Human history is filled with the disasters of people doing what they know is wrong, and at best convincing themselves that it is not wrong after all, and at worst, relishing the evil behavior. For those who trust God’s Word, neither is an option.

The transformation of the soul occurs through those who love the Word, read it in a careful, straightforward manner, and live it day to day. This is not usually a huge leap in life change, but rather a slow, quiet exposure to the Word of life.

Read Luke 1-3 today