Do We Really Believe in God?

I find it interesting that we claim to believe in God, but when it comes to telling others about Him and His Word, we tend to leave out things we think people will disagree with. Or we come up with creative ways to tell them or get them to services. Why? Is it because we believe that God’s Word is not as powerful and able to turn hearts as years gone by? When did humans (the created) become smarter than God (the Creator)? Why do we find it necessary to take away from or add to His Word? Now don’t misunderstand me, because I think it is vital to make sure that we don’t make traditions law or make them apart of God’s Word when they are not. What I am saying is that we must be careful not to come to the conclusion that God’s Word is just not enough anymore and that we must add something to bring people to Him. Paul tells us in 2 Tim. 3:16 that the Word of God will make us complete. We know that without faith it is impossible to please God according to Heb. 11:6. Paul, in Rom. 10:17, tells us that faith comes from hearing the Word of God. If that were not enough to convince you that the Word of God is the only thing that we need teach, then read Heb. 4:12 where we are told that God’s Word is alive and active and is powerful, more powerful than anything man can do on his own. Those who choose to sow something other than the Word of God are like the one who sowed weeds in the Parable of the Weeds in Matt. 13:24-30, 36-43. When will we realize that our mission is to sow the seed and let God give the increase? God calls us to spread His Word and to do so into all nations, teaching them as we have been taught (Matt. 28:18-20). When we realize the power our God has and the ability that His Word has to change lives, it is then that we will make sure to let God’s Word take center stage and change lives and truly believe in God and His power to save (Rom. 1:16)!