There is a joke going around that the craziest purchase made in 2019 was to buy a 2020 planner because no one was able to plan anything in 2020. The bible says that man can plan his schedule but God directs his steps. Rick tells Robin that he can tell that she is attempting to present the attributes of God in her podcasts in an accurate, correct, and truthful way. The bible talks about rightly handling God’s word (2 Timothy 2:15). Paul warned Timothy about this because it can be very easily to mishandle God’s word, not to appropriately manage it. It is easy to come up with mistruths.
Satan does not want the word of God handled correctly. He wants it warped and twisted. So, he will try to influence and manipulate us. He will slightly twist God’s word as he did with Jesus in the desert and Eve in the garden to get us to take truth and mishandle it. He will put doubts in our mind about God’s word.
Rick finds in his daily travels as he is meeting with folks, that many people turn the conversation to something of a spiritual nature. We live in a very spiritual world. Man is used to natural. God is seen as supernatural. And somewhere the two meet. He often hears people make a bold statement about something and he knows they do not know God’s truth. Take the adage: Cleanliness is next to godliness. Although a nice saying, it is not in the bible and people believe it as a part of their lives. It seems harmless on the surface but you might judge someone who does not have a clean house and think they are ungodly or you might believe that if you don’t have a clean house, then you are not a good person. It can become a harmful thing to live by because it is not God’s truth. It can be so ingrained that if you try to correct them, they will take great offense and the bible says it is easier to become friends with an enemy then to win back a brother who has been offended.
Robin states that the main statement of Radical Life Support's podcasts on the ABC’s of the attributes of God comes from A.W. Tozer which says: How you view God is the most important thing about you. How you view God will affect how you live. If you think God is harsh then it will affect how you communicate with God. You must apply that same principal to biblical truth. You need to study God’s word so you know what is really true and then live your life accordingly. If you get it wrong, then you could live in condemnation and when you could live in peace.
In reverse, a saying like you reap what you sow is a common saying but most people don’t even know that they are speaking words straight out of the bible. Think about what you believe and do some research to see if it is Myth or Fact. Clever sayings can be useful in communicating ideas but check to see if they hold real biblical truth.
In today’s media you have to be doubly careful what you read because everything seems to have a slant. You will read about someone dying and then you find out they aren’t really dead. So, be careful and be on your guard. You have got to know the bible or you can really be taken in by sales people, scammers, and people speaking half-truths.
You need to live what you believe. True belief should produce action. What comes out of your mouth will come from what you believe. Be sure you are speaking truth. If you want people to believe what you say, live it. Our actions need to match our words.
Live positively. If you live negatively, with you head hanging low, you are not living in truth. You can live 30 days without food, you can live 3 days without water, you can live 3 minutes without air, but you can’t live 30 seconds without hope. This is why you need to know the bible, because it is filled with Jesus’ hope, love, and peace for you. If you are a dealer of dope, ask Jesus into your heart and become a dealer of hope!
