It seems that everything is relative these days. Everyone is “living their truth” and everything, from literature to your own actions, is open to interpretation by everyone.
However, the Bible is pretty clear that its meaning is not open to individual interpretation. The Bible makes some pretty lofty claims, which you either have to accept completely or not; there is no halfway with the Bible.
I’m not saying this to be confrontational. There is a sense of security in knowing there is something in this world that doesn’t change. Something that is solid and immovable.
The psalms say “The grass withers and the flowers fade but the Word is the Lord stands forever.”
There is a hymn that goes “On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand.” I sang this often as a child but didn’t really appreciate the idea of God and His word being a solid rock until recently. Change can be exciting and good, but when it comes at you quickly and everything feels like it’s changing at once, you feel a little unstable, sinking into stress and anxiety.
Having a baby definitely did that to me. My whole world changed and nothing, including my own body, was the same. You never really think about how adding another person into your family changes everything, including your relationship. Then we moved!
My world was feeling extremely unstable. That was when I finally decided to seek God. The Bible is right, as it always is, that when I am weak I finally allow God to work in my life.
In a world where everyone claims life to be shades of gray, the Bible stands firm. There is right and wrong and it is not open for interpretation. There is one God and it’s not open for interpretation. Jesus said “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father but through Me.” The Bible also says, “So God has given both his promise and his oath. These two things are unchangeable because it is impossible for God to lie. Therefore, we who have fled to him for refuge can have great confidence as we hold to the hope that lies before us. This hope is a strong and trustworthy anchor for our souls. It leads us through the curtain into God’s inner sanctuary.” Hebrews 6:18-19
It is incredibly assuring to know that we have an unchanging hope that can anchor our souls and a refuge in an all powerful unchanging God. This is why I turn to scripture when my world feels like it’s unstable. God’s promises are unchanging.
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