Lord, your teaching will always be there. You keep it safe in heaven. You continue to show that people can trust you, from one century to the next. You have fixed the earth in its place, and it will remain. I will never forget your rules, because you have used them to give me life. (Psalm 119:89-90, 93) We aren't going to find anything else that endures as well as God's truth - it is enduring, trustworthy, and without a doubt, the most reliable teaching we will ever receive. What we do with it might not be as reliable, though! We can accept it, reject it, or do a half-hearted commitment to it. There will always be some who will outright reject the validity of God's Word, while others will empathically state it truth without really allowing it to embrace them, changing the way they 'operate' in their daily lives. God's hope is that we will both delight in his Word AND allow it to change the way we live. Why? He knows as long as we rely upon human wisdom above ...
Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! (Matthew 5:14-15 MSG) Some of us need to hear that we are here on this earth to be light - bringing out the God-colors in this world is our mission - he has chosen us to display his goodness, grace, and love, so shine! Light-bearers do more than just hold a candle - they lead others out of darkness into the light. The more we embrace our calling to bear his light within this darkened world, the more his light will shine, not just through one, but corporately! God is not a secret to be kept. Sometimes we keep our Christianity carefully hidden, seemingly afraid of what others may think if they knew we are Christi...