“The heavens declare the glory of God, and the sky above proclaims his handiwork.”
—Psalm 19:1
God speaks to us. “God is here,” Francis Schaeffer said years ago, “and He is not silent.” God has never left Himself without a witness. But the question is how does God speak?
The Scripture says from day to day and night to night, God’s word continues to speak. There is not a day without the Word of God being declared. There is not a night but that His presence is real. And the beauty and the symmetry and the vastness of our universe declares His great glory, because the creation, of course, presupposes a Creator.
The life of God is in the Bible. This is not an ancient museum piece, but it is the living, eternal Word of God. And so when God gave us the Bible, He gave us this complete revelation of Himself in the Scriptures that we now know is fulfilled in Christ.
Both Old Testament and New Testament is the complete revelation of God. You don’t need other religious books or amplification even of this Book; you have the Word of God! His Word! God’s Word, sure and trustworthy and timeless, and never failing. It means that you can trust what God says in His Word!
This Book, the Bible, is the book of salvation; it is the book of redemption. It is not a book to tell us how the heavens go but how to go to heaven. And all of it, from cover to cover is this great story of redemption, pointing to Jesus Christ the Savior of the world.
OPEN GOD’S WORD AND LISTEN TO HIS SPIRIT
Why You Should Pray in Faith
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
by Dr. Paul Chappell
“For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened. Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent? If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children, how much more shall your Father which is in heaven give good things to them that ask him?”
Matthew 7:8–11
For a number of years Bill Gates has been one of the richest people in the world. The massive growth of his company created a vast store of wealth. If you or I were to talk with him about a need in our lives, there is no question that he would have the resources to meet it. But it is highly unlikely that he would respond to any of us—we do not have a relationship with him. If one of his children had a need however, his response would be very different.
Our Father in Heaven has unlimited resources, far beyond the wealth of the entire world put together. No need that we ever have will cause Him to dip into a reserve fund or summon a new measure of strength. We cannot even comprehend the scope of His abilities and power. “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,” (Ephesians 3:20).
And because of the family relationship we have with Him as one of the benefits of our salvation, we have every reason to be confident when we ask for the provision He has promised to give us when we pray. There is no reason for a Christian not to pray with full confidence based on the love God has for us as His children.
Today's Growth Principle:
You can have confidence in prayer because you are asking your loving Father to meet your needs.
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