When Nothing Causes You to Stumble

 March 4, 2024

Monday

Have you heard, "The science is settled?" What a joke! Science is never settled. It is always asking questions. It is only when science makes conclusions with confidence that people think it is time to stop asking questions. This is when they depart from science.

Scientists claimed that neutrinos go faster than light, but they were wrong. They claimed the discovered arsenic based life in 2010, but they were wrong. In the early 20th century they claimed there was only one galaxy. And everyone, scientists included, thought the earth was the center of the universe at one time. They corrected their errors by asking questions. I guess we might still believe these things if they had continued to say, "The science is settled."

What if we are to say, "I know as much about my faith as I need to know." Here, too, we will make assertions that will not prove to be true. Many preachers are declaring that they know the truth. They depend on an illiterate congregation who believes that these preachers are the experts and the theology on their subject is settled. These preachers may even use scripture to prove their declarations. They rarely take the scripture in context and often hide the evidence that disproves what they say. They can present a lie with such passion and excitement that people believe it must be true.

Yet, when we keep going into God's word, we find their errors. We are established upon God's word, not on the words of preachers that disagree with God's word.

Each of us is making his way closer to God. Each of us learns the word of God day by day. Each of us is drawn closer to the Lord daily. Each of us should know Him better each day. Then, some of those things we hear will be dismissed because we know the Lord and His word. We know God's character. We have His Spirit.

So, you are growing as a believer. You do not fall for the cleaver words of preachers who tell stories that give us what our flesh desires. You stand on God's word. And this is a more solid foundation than can be found anywhere.

Get into God's word beyond this devotional. Attend a small group that studies the Bible. Attend until the Lord calls you to teach. Attach yourself to a Disciple Group. Become a disciple maker. Stand and proclaim God's word even though you may not be a preacher. And nothing will cause you to stumble.

Psalm 119:165 (NASB 2020) ¹⁶⁵ Those who love Your Law have great peace, And nothing causes them to stumble.