All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness. (2 Timothy 3:16)
What do you measure things against when making decisions about what is right and wrong? Everyone has something that they use or someone they consult with to help them decide if it is right to do something. Politicians use popularity polls to direct their campaigns. Actors and actresses use the box office to measure their success. Corporations make decisions based on the upward or downward turn of the graph line on a profit and loss report. Many people make important decisions based upon the popular opinion of their friends or the media.
All of these situations can vary depending on many factors. Opinions vary. Times and places vary. Sometimes the same source will even change its mind concerning a topic and give the opposite advice at a later time. How is a person supposed to come to a good decision?
Many people are living miserable lives because they are confused about what guidelines to use for their life decisions. However, God gives us a measuring stick that is unchanging, the Bible.
God tells us that the written Word that He has given us is “God-breathed.” That means that the Bible is inspired by God.
Timothy goes on to tell us how valuable God’s inspired Word is to us. It is helpful for teaching and instructing, reproving when someone has done something wrong, correcting to restore someone to a right state, and training in righteousness, which is instruction with the intent to increase virtue.
Q. Hebrews 4:12: What exposes the thoughts and motives of a man’s heart?
Q. Psalm 1:1-2: What does a person have to do to be blessed?
Q. Psalm 119:165: What two things will someone have if they love God’s law?
Q. Matthew 24:35: What does this verse say will never pass away?
So, what is your measuring stick? Do you ever consult the Bible when you have a decision to make? Why not makea plan today to start reading God’s Word with a goal of finding out what God has to say about your life. Use a measuring stick that never changes and is never swayed by popular opinion.