DCLM Daily Manna Tuesday 13 December 2022
TOPIC: Let The Bible Influence You
TEXT: COLOSSIANS 3:12-23
KEY VERSE: “And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him” (COLOSSIANS 3:17).
A 1996 survey of United States citizens came up with the verdict that the Holy Bible was still “the most influential book in history”. This ancient book, written originally in Hebrew and Greek, with small portions in Aramaic, has been translated into countless languages of the world along with its production in electronic versions. That was how the Lord intended His book to be – accessible to every creature so all can learn to do all things in the name of the Lord Jesus.
Our excerpt from Apostle Paul’s epistle to the brethren at Colosse bears all the hallmarks of what have made the Bible man’s enduring possession throughout the thousands of years of its existence. An inspired Paul downplays his own prison discomfort to declare that only when man comports himself “in word or deed” as to the Lord, and not unto men, can he enjoy the peace and blessings of God. How is this to be done? We must go to Christ to teach us to forgive each other, bear with others’ shortcomings, richly absorb the Bible and submit to one another.
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The world is denied joy, peace and harmony because its inhabitants have refused to take to the precepts in the Bible, the most influential book in history. Most of those who possess it do not plumb its depths to allow it influence them. So, while man applauds its historical influence, they reject its spiritual authority.
Yet, the Bible is God’s authoritative voice. We must read it to allow it decisively regulate our relationships and way of life. After all, the book is immeasurably more than a collection of stories or mere human writings. Beyond all these, the Bible makes us understand God’s benevolent plan for the rescue of fallen man.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: Knowing God requires knowing His word.
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