Message from Scripture: 8/10/2021

 

Our message from Scripture today is Prov. 14:12; There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.”

 

“Everyone has an opinion about something,” is a familiar saying.  It also seems to reflect how we as a society feel. Opinion, however, shouldn’t be equated with truth. In our pluralistic society, many, in favor of tolerance, have rejected objective truth. Everyone’s opinion is to have equal weight and validity. While there are times when one’s opinion should be considered in making decisions, there are times when they must not. The truth of Scripture, for example, will remain true, no matter what popular opinion may be. 

 

What do we do with Scripture? We can ignore it, or even reject it, but it doesn’t change what God has revealed. “Everyone is entitled to their opinion” we hear, but our opinions must conform to the word of God, if we hope for eternal life.  "He who rejects Me and does not receive My sayings, has one who judges him; the word I spoke is what will judge him at the last day” (John 12:48).  "Not everyone who says to Me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven” (Matt. 7:21).  Of course, putting aside our personal opinions to allow God’s will its place in our lives, is the greatest expression of love. “If you love Me, you will keep My commandments” (John 14:15).

 

Opinions, by definition, often are not based on absolute certainty or positive knowledge, but what seems probable to one’s own mind. We don’t always have all the facts, but God does, and He reveals His complete and perfect will to us in His word.  God’s will, and not our opinion, is what will matter on the day of judgment.  Today, let’s go out and serve our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, basing our lives on what we know is true. It does matter. God bless.

 

Robert