Most of the time when I read my Bible I just open it and begin at the top of the page. God always opens it to the perfect section for whatever I am going through. This habit is usually very eye-opening for me.
Here lately I've been in Psalms and Proverbs, flip-flopping back and forth a little. Mostly what I've been reading has to do with how the world has "made void" God's word, but we as Christians are supposed to trust and obey it. This is something I have been struggling with, as I have been taking a philosophy course in college. The world is doing a very good job in convincing people that God is dead and that bothers me to no end!
Last night I opened my Bible to Matthew. I began reading where Jesus is asking the disciples who and what the people think He is. This made me consider who and what the people now think He is. I would say that the education system (and other systems, of course) is doing an excellent job in making people believe that He is dead. That would make Him nothing more than a good man. Christians know that Jesus didn't stay dead, but rather He was resurrected. That makes Him much more than a man. I continued reading to where Jesus asks them "but who do you say that I am." This made me realize something.
It doesn't matter what the world says that Jesus is. I know better. I know that He is the son of the Living God, and that He is always present in my life. If the people of the world do not see that in me and you, they will not see it at all. Jesus told me to ignore how the world was making Him and His words void and trust in Him. That is something I needed to hear, and I will keep that in mind as I go through this life. We need to show the world who we know Jesus is.
