In God, whose word I praise, in God I trust... ~ Psalm 56:4 (NIV)
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In this day and age, we tend to give high praise to the words of celebrities and other notables. Forget E.F. Hutton -- when Oprah speaks, people listen! Dr. Phil, Dr. Laura, Rush Limbaugh, and many other talk show hosts and celebrities get lauded almost as demi-gods...their words held onto with the highest praise. Gee, if so-and-so said it, it MUST be true!
And yet God's word is somewhere down the line, like a cookbook you only reference occasionally when you can't think of anything else to make for dinner. Certainly not something you consider invaluable for your everyday life. But boy, do we value the words of the talking heads on TV or radio! Their words seem like GOLD to us, and we can end up modeling our life after their advice and philosophies.
Trouble is, that is what they have to offer -- advice and philosophy. Not necessarily truth. God offers truth -- always. We need to seek Him and His words always, because what He has to say is always good, always right, always in our best interest.
Man's words are inherently flawed...unless they are backed by God's word. So check 'em out -- check what people say against God's word. If they don't line up, guess who you need to be listening to? That's right...God. Because no matter how much money Oprah makes or how convincing Dr. Phil sounds, they're just hot air if they veer off track from the truth. And truth is always and only found in God and His word.
Trust His word. Trust Him.
Love,
Joelene
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