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Authority Of Scripture
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pends upon the course we now choose. We need to be guided by the
Spirit of truth. Every follower of Christ should seriously ask, “Lord,
what do You want me to do?”
Acts 9:6
, NKJV. We should humble
ourselves before the Lord with fasting and prayer and meditate much
on His Word, especially on the scenes of the judgment. We should
search for a living experience in the things of God. We don’t have
a moment to lose. Important, significant events are taking place
around us; we are on Satan’s enchanted ground. Don’t sleep, sen-
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tries of God! The enemy is lurking near, waiting for you to become
lazy and drowsy so he can spring upon you and make you his prey.
Are you deceived about your true condition before God? Do you
congratulate yourself about the wrong acts you do not commit, and
forget about the kind, compassionate deeds God requires and you
have neglected to do? It is not enough to be trees in the garden of
God. We are to meet God’s expectations by bearing fruit. He holds
us accountable for our failure to accomplish all the good that we
could have done through His grace strengthening us. God doesn’t
want us to clutter up the garden. Yet even the case of the “clutterers”
is not entirely hopeless. God’s heart of patient love still pleads
with those who have ignored God’s mercy and abused His grace.
“‘Sleeper, awake! Rise from the dead, and Christ will shine on
you.’ Be careful then how you live ... making the most of the time.”
Ephesians 5:14, 15
When the big test comes, those who have made God’s Word
their rule of life will be unveiled. In summer there is no noticeable
difference between evergreens and other trees, but when the blasts
of winter come, the evergreens remain unchanged while the other
trees are stripped of their leaves. The superficial “Christian,” may
not now be easily distinguished from the real Christian, but the time
is just upon us when the difference will be obvious. If opposition
rises, if prejudice and intolerance occur, if persecution is kindled,
the halfhearted and hypocritical will waver and yield the faith. But
true Christians will stand firm as a rock, their faith stronger, their
hope brighter than ever before!
Dear youth, pray as you never before prayed for beams from the
Sun of Righteousness to shine upon the Word so that you may be
able to understand its true meaning. Jesus pleaded that His disciples
might live out their holy calling through the Word of God. You, then,
