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Truth - Your Solid Anchor
BIBLE REFERENCES:
Matthew 7:24, 25 (NIV) “Therefore everyone who hears these words of mine and puts them into practice is like a wise man who built his house on the rock. The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house; yet it did not fall, because it had its foundation on the rock.”
1 Corinthians 3:10-13 (NIV) “By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one should be careful how he builds. For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ. If any man builds on this foundation using gold, silver, costly stones, wood, hay or straw, his work will be shown for what it is, because the Day will bring it to light.”
Ephesians 4:11-15 (NIV) “It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ. Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blow here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of men in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ.”
2 Timothy 2:19 (NIV) “Nevertheless, God’s solid foundation stands firm, sealed with this inscription: ‘The Lord knows those who are his’, and everyone who confesses the name of the Lord must turn away from wickedness.”
James 1:5-8 (NIV) “If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him. But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord; he is double-minded man, unstable in all he does.”
APPLICATION:
What is your Christian faith based on? Is it those Bible stories you learned in sunday school as a kid and barely remember today? Do you really know if your Christian faith is based on the absolute truth of the Bible? Or, are you simply allowing modern religious ideas, fads, public opinion and other contrary influences to shape your belief system into a hodgepodge of religious ideas and opinions?
All belief systems have an anchor point; a point that serves as the chosen reference point. If this reference point is not solidly anchored to absolute truth your belief system will drift all over the map as you entertain one religious idea and teaching after another.
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A PRAYER:
“God, give me that strong anchor of truth for my life. Help me not to drift off in all directions chasing after new religious ideas and fads; help me to stay focused on your word.”
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