Ours is a time of philosophical relativism and moral indulgence. Truth has become the major casualty and led to the fatality of our culture. Dante had it right; "Midway upon the journey of our life – I found myself within a forest dark – for the straightforward pathway had been lost."
Sometimes life seems inside out and upside down. Sometimes life is perplexing and paradoxical. Sometimes things seem hard to see, difficult to understand, impossible to overcome.
At times like this we need a clear word, a true word, and an authoritative word. We need a word from the Lord. Yet today the Bible is being attacked from the halls of academia to the boardrooms and design rooms of woke capitalists, not to mention our nation’s capital. It is being challenged as to its relevance and accuracy as well as its origin. In fact, by many, it is denigrated and designated as a dangerous book.
There is nothing new under the sun. From the beginning, God and His word have been challenged as to their truthfulness. It was so in the garden, with the serpent challenging the veracity of God’s goodness and the truth of His word. It was so in the wilderness, as the devil sought to deceive Jesus by the very words of God. (Matt 4)
And so, in the world today the word of God will be maligned, disparaged, and ridiculed. Do not miss the irony. America was founded upon the very words of God. It is evidenced in our founding governmental documents, and it is seen in our first academic institutions. It is even printed on our currency. In God We Trust.
Ours is a time when trust has vanished because truth has been vanquished. However, we are people of the Book, and it is imperative that we know comprehensively the word of God so we can know intimately the God of His word. As Merrill Tenney reminds us, “This Book will keep you from sin or sin will keep you from this Book.”
All scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness… 2 Timothy 3:16
Ps 119:9-12 – How can a young man keep his way pure? By keeping it according to Thy word. With all my heart I have sought Thee; Do not let me wander from Thy commandments. Thy word I have treasured in my heart that I may not sin against Thee.
Serving Him with you Until He comes for us. Fred | 
