I have always been one to want to know the truth. Ever since my salvation, I have hung closely to the Word because it is truth and I can always trust it completely, with no reservation. There is nothing wrong with that, unless I use the Word as a crutch, as an excuse to not take a step of faith. I bet you never thought of it like that, did you? I know I never though that Scripture could be used as a crutch. During these past few weeks, I have been challenged to trust more in the voice of God and in Him and have more faith in Him and not question everything that comes my way from Him. This includes not seeking confirmation from the Word every time God tells me something and simply trust in what it is He tells me. Granted, I don’t this is bad at all in some situations (decisions of some sort/testing the spirits and all), but shouldn’t I have faith enough to take Him at His word when He speaks to me. A few months ago, I studied through part of Acts and one thing stuck out to me as a theme throughout the book. It was this: anytime the apostles got a word from the Lord, they just went and did whatever it was. They didn’t question it, they didn’t search through their Scriptures asking, “Is this correct?” or “Am I really supposed to do this?” The more and more I pray about it and seek Him, the mroe I find that there are two reason behind this. 1) Their faith was super huge and I mean, HUGE! 2) The Scriptures were a part of them and in their very being. I was praying about this last night and God brought John 1:1 to mind. “In the Beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God.” When this came to mind, the Spirit revealed it to me in a way that I had never seen before. I was immediately hit with this: Christ is the Word, the Scripture of God and He lives within me. Wow! Talk about a mind explosion! I don’t have to question everything God tells me, I can take it on faith because He is everything. He is the very Word of God, alive and breathing within me! He is the Source and in Him and His Word, I rely upon. This doesn’t downplay the importance of Scripture by any means, rather enhances its importance and shows me how much more I need it and and need to study and put it upon my heart so that all I have to do is trust in Him. Also, so that that I know what His voice sounds like when He speaks. If I don’t know what He sounds like, how can I trust Him? The Scripture He has given us is the very foundation of our faith and our guide to Him, but God is the Source of that Word and when He speaks, I need to trust Him. I don’t need to use Scripture as a crutch to stay comfortable and not take a leap of faith. Scripture is power against Satan. It is our only offensive weapon, therefore, it should be treated like a weapon, not as a crutch to lean on because I wanna be comfortable. Scripture is my foundation and the soil in which my faith is growing. The Holy Spirit inspired that Word and now is within my very being and I can trust Him to guide me.
