God's Word, God's Word, God's Word

You have died with Christ, and he has set you free from the spiritual powers of this world. So why do you keep on following the rules of the world, such as, “Don’t handle! Don’t taste! Don’t touch!”? Such rules are mere human teachings about things that deteriorate as we use them. These rules may seem wise because they require strong devotion, pious self-denial, and severe bodily discipline. But they provide no help in conquering a person’s evil desires. [Colossians 2.20-23]

We waste so much time with rules! The church has all but missed the point of Jesus Christ! Too much effort has been focused on 'being good' as opposed to conquering a person's evil desires.

'Being good' DOES NOT conquer evil!

God's Word - His Son - conquers evil!

So, what shall we spend our energy on? God's Word.

So, how then shall evil be overcome in our lives? God's Word.

So, what will sustain us in God's holiness? God's Word.

Only the Word of God changes anything. Only the Word of God builds faith. Only the Word of God makes us clean. Our efforts therefore at anything other than the Word of God demonstrate nothing but vanity and pride on our part.

Father, help me to absorb the reality of Your Word. Help me to understand that Your Word - and Your Word alone - sustains me. Help me to grasp that Jesus Christ IS the very embodiment of Your Word!