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What God says about Himself. Isaiah 40
Imagine you overhear a conversation where two people are talking in a cubicle or in a break room, and your ears perk up when you hear your name. They are talking about you, but the weird thing about this is that neither of them has ever even met you. They didn’t get their information about you from you; it all came from rumors, second hand information, and speculation.
The fact of the matter is that many people have formulated opinions about God without ever having considered what God says about Himself. Unfortunately, many people have no idea who God really is because their view of Him is a conglomeration of what they see on TV or movies or read in books. Our society takes the “smorgasbord approach,” where people pick and choose ideas and elements they like and forget the rest.
The fact of the matter is that many people have formulated opinions about God without ever having considered what God says about Himself. Unfortunately, many people have no idea who God really is because their view of Him is a conglomeration of what they see on TV or movies or read in books. Our society takes the “smorgasbord approach,” where people pick and choose ideas and elements they like and forget the rest.
What makes it legitimate for people to come up with their own ideas about God? People say things like, “I think God is open to other religions…” or “My God is so loving that he would never send anyone to hell…” How would you respond if someone said some things about you that weren’t totally true?
In Isaiah 40:6-8 we read, “A voice says, ‘Cry out.’ And I said, ‘What shall I cry?’ ‘All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of the Lord blows on them. Surely the people are grass. The grass withers and the flowers fall, but the word of our God stands forever.’”
That means that every book other than the Bible will fall and its words will wither and fade away. They will not stand the test of time. This is a reminder that we should not put our hope in people or in places or in our possessions because it can all blow away in a moment. Instead, we must stand on the Word of God that lasts forever. Jesus put it this way in Matthew 24:35, “Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away.”
The Word of God is the only reliable place we can look for information about God.
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