THE WORD THAT STANDS FOREVER
The Bible is no ordinary book set among others upon the shelf of human thought; it is the living voice of the living God, breathed forth by heaven and given to earth for the salvation and sanctification of souls.
The prophet declared that the grass withers and the flower fades, but the word of our God stands forever (Isaiah 40:8). Empires rise and crumble, philosophies sparkle and vanish, but the word of God abides—unchaken by time, unweakened by opposition, and unexhausted in its power.
It is by this word that sinners are awakened and saints are sustained. The psalmist testified that the law of the Lord restores the soul, makes wise the simple, rejoices the heart, and enlightens the eyes (Psalm 19:7-8). Where human counsel falters, God’s word speaks with clarity. Where the heart is wounded, it applies a healing balm. Where the path is dark, it casts a steady light. No other book dares to claim such authority, nor could any other book fulfill it.
The Bible does not merely inform the mind; it confronts the conscience and commands the will. The apostle taught that the Word of God is living and powerful, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart (Hebrews 4:12). We do not stand above the Bible as its judges; we stand beneath it as those who are judged, corrected, and reshaped by its truth.
Yet this sacred volume is also a book of grace. Within its pages we meet Christ Himself—not as a distant figure of history, but as the risen Lord who speaks still. From Genesis to Revelation, the scarlet thread of redemption runs unbroken, pointing the sinner to the Savior. Jesus rebuked those who searched the Scriptures while refusing to come to Him, for they testified of Him all along (John 5:39-40). To treasure the Bible rightly is to be led, again and again, to the feet of Christ.
Neglect of the word of God is never a small loss. It leaves the soul malnourished, the church weakened, and the conscience untethered. But where the Bible is read with humility, believed with conviction, and obeyed with love, there the Spirit works powerfully. Faith is born by hearing, and hearing by the word of God (Romans 10:17). Revival has never come by novelty, but by a fresh return to this ancient and holy word.
Let us then hold fast to the Bible—not as a relic of the past, but as the sure and sufficient guide for life and godliness. Read it reverently. Obey it courageously. Trust it fully. For the word that once spoke light into darkness still speaks life into the human heart.
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Gracious Lord, give me a deep hunger for Your word. Open my eyes to behold its truth, bend my heart to obey it, and lead me through it to a deeper love for Christ. Amen.
BDD
