THE ASSURANCE OF GODS WORD

THE ASSURANCE OF GODS WORD

Hebrews 11:6     But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.

If you want this assurance of God’s word to be perfected in your life, you must have faith enough to believe that God is, and will do what His inspired word says it will do.

Believing that God exists is only the beginning. Even the demons believed that much. God will not settle for mere acknowledgement of His existence. He wants a personal relationship with you. A relationship that will transform your life.

Those who seek God will find that they are rewarded with his intimate presence. God assures us that all who honestly seek him, who act in faith on the knowledge of God will be rewarded.

2 Timothy 3:16-17   ¹⁶ All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

¹⁷ That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works.

The whole bible is Gods inspired word. Because it is trustworthy, we should read it and apply it to our life. The bible is our standard for testing everything else that claims to be true. It is our safeguard against false teachings.

It is our source of guidance for how we should live and be saved. All scripture that is inspired by God is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It teaches us what is right.

It is God’s way of preparing us in every way and to equip us for every good thing God wants us to do.

Hebrews 6:18     That by two immutable things, in which it was impossible for God to lie, we might have a strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold upon the hope set before us:

God took an oath so that those who received the promise, (Jesus) could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.

God has given us, both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie.

Therefore, we who have run to him for refuge can take new courage by holding on to His promise with confidence.

Titus 1:2    In hope of eternal life, which God, that cannot lie, promised before the world began;

This truth gives us the confidence of eternal life, which God promised us before the creation of the world began. He cannot lie because God is all truth.

Because God is all truth and cannot lie, what he says he will do must come to pass. Confidence is nothing more than trusting God, believing that no matter what, God will always be there.

Hebrews 13:5-6    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

⁶ So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.

This is why we can say with confidence; the Lord is my helper, we can trust that God will always meet our needs. Whatever we need God can supply, but we must remember there is a difference between our wants and our needs.

Matthew 6:33   ³³ But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

To make the kingdom of God your primary concern, means to put God first in your life. To fill your thoughts with His desires, to serve and obey Him in everything. You can actively choose Him as having first place in all areas of your life.

John 10:10   ¹⁰ The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

God says my purpose is to give life in all fullness, in contrast to the thief who takes life. Jesus gives life, the life He gives is abundantly rich and full. It is eternal, yet it begins immediately through faith and trust in His death, burial and resurrection.

The bottom line is, you want what God has, God wants you to have what he has. You haven’t been getting what God wants to give you. God has been dealing with that same problem since Adam and Eve.

Here is some of the problems God deals with us humans:

1.      The only time we talk to God is when we need or want something.

2.      We don’t receive, because we must believe that we receive when we pray. We only hope.

God likes us enough to hand it to us, if only we will believe we receive.

Sometimes we use God like an insurance policy. We don’t reach out to him until we crash. Stop treating God like the heavenly handy man and start praising him like the loving heavenly father he is. He wants us to talk to him every day just like we talk to our mom or dad.  He loves us and wants a relationship with us.

Stay in the word,

Brother Andy