“Take another scroll and write on it all the former words that were in the first scroll, which Jehoiakim the king of Judah has burned. And concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah you shall say, ‘Thus says the Lord, You have burned this scroll, saying, “Why have you written in it that the king of Babylon will certainly come and destroy this land, and will cut off from it man and beast?”’” – Jeremiah 36:28-29
Powerful people often hate God’s Word. Evil people always do. So do immoral, sinful, cruel, and selfish societies. It was true thousands of years ago and it’s still true today. That hatred can’t change the truth of God’s Word. Efforts to silence God are ultimately futile. God has spoken and His Word will endure! The desperate desire of political, financial, and cultural elites to suppress God’s Word will ultimately fail. Those efforts certainly won’t change the eternal fate that has been written by the unchanging hand of God.
Ignoring God’s Word isn’t a winning strategy. Not for the powerful and not for ordinary people. Neither is arguing with God’s Word. Neither is trying to destroy or undermine God’s Word. Neither is twisting God’s Word for personal purposes. The only winning strategy when it comes to God’s Word is to listen to it, embrace it, and obey it! That brings life and blessing. That brings transformation and wholeness. That is the power of God’s Word.
What do you do when you discover that you disagree with the Bible? When you don’t like what it has to say? When the Bible disagrees with your politics or social mores? When it points out some sin or shortcoming in your life? Do you argue with it, ignore it, or submit to it? Do you try to change God’s Word or change yourself? There is only one response that brings life and blessing. Hear God’s Word and obey it! #FollowJesus