It Is His Word

II. REVELATION IS CALCULATED. The Word tells us that when the Word of God goes forth it will do a work in the heart that God wants it to do. I believe with all my heart that the reason many are much less holy than they should be is because they do not expose themselves to the Word of God. For we are told in 2 Tim That all Scripture is inspired (God breathed) by God and beneficial. It is the Word that does things in our lives that God desires to happen. So God does not give us His Word and then say let us have a vote on it. He does not give out His Word with no purpose. So every word is infused with the purpose of God in it. His Word gives life so if you are not feeling very lively today my word is get into His word. God’s Word always has an effect on your life. Gods’ Word is full of purpose. To lose is not always failure A man named James Rogan in the house of representatives was facing a critical decision. He had been elected in an area that usually voted for the other party and he had won by a slim margin. An important issue came up during his term that would mean a choice of being morally right. He knew that if he followed his convictions it might cost him being elected again. If he followed what was politically accepted he would be certain to have another term. He prayed and he went with what his convictions led to do. It id cost him in being re-elected but his words were, "It hurt to lose. But I’ll never regret my vote... It is easy for elected officials to succumb to the illusion that the greater good is served by their sel-perpetuation in office. But something larger gets lost.... the ability to lead." If we are followers of Christ we have to live by the principles of the Bible. This may at times cost us being popular or even success. For truth may cost more than a lie; conviction more than convenience and honesty more than cheating. When we decide to do what is right, we gain approval from God which is most important.

III REVELATION IS CERTAIN. The Bible contains the complete Word of God to us. It is all we need but does not claim to be the total description of God or a total record of everything God does. John said that if all that Jesus did on earth were written there would not be enough books to contain it all. Have you ever been to the Library of Congress? In the Gospels we only have the highlights of Jesus’ ministry. It gives us the details of what the holy Spirit wants us to know. In the O.T. we are told "The secret things belong to God, but the things revealed belong to those who love Him. So what Jesus tells us about Himself is what He wants us to know but it not all there is to know about Him. He lets us know what we need to know when we need to know it. It is like when we used to buy groceries for month. We did not sit down when we first bought it but used it as we needed it. If we would have eaten all the first day we would have been hurting the rest of the month. With God He knows we could not take in all there is to know about Him at once so He gives us His Word as we need that we might be spiritually fit. Even when we have been in heaven for a million years we still will not know all about God or He would not be God. God’s Word is Particular in what He wants us to know. Oh that we would be complete in what He has given us to know. I read this from a man about keepingthings in right perspective, "I keep a magnifying glass in my top right-hand desk drawer. I don’t use it often, but it’s there when I need it. Like its name implies, a magnifying glass makes objects appear bigger than they really are. And for a 65-year-old whose eyes aren’t as sharp as they once were, that’s helpful! Some things in life, however, you don’t want to let appear bigger than they really are--like problems. You know what will magnify problems if you let it, what will make them appear bigger than they really are? The answer is fear. Fear lets problems take on proportions they were never intended to have. Fear allows pygmy-size problems to look like they’re giant-size. When problems arise--personal problems or church problems--pray, "Lord, let me see this problem from your perspective, the size that it really is."