I cannot remember nor count the times I have gone awry in thinking that my words of wisdom are sufficient to doing God’s Work.  I know that there are those studied few of us that have exceptional understanding of the human composition that they believe themselves gifted to assist those in social difficulty.  This ought not be confused with the work of God, for it is written that He will confound the wisdom of the wise.  Additionally, satan loves when he can twist our objective, our mission or our purpose to one that is self-defined, lacking God’s perfect alignment.  If I am to win souls to Christ, then my tool kit is entirely encapsulated within the Bible, the Spirit and to some strict manner within the those gifts to which He has empowered me.

God’s Word never returns void.  My word often misses the mark, dispels friends or scares people from me.  To which would I prefer to be coupled a Word that is perfect in its wisdom, authority and capacity to provide result or my somewhat crafty, often helpful amalgamated philosophies that discourage as often as they are beneficial.  Be aware this is satan’s work.  He continues to want us to be self-dependent beings, relying upon our own capacity as gods to do the divine work and in so doing delivering us to failure.  God’s Word is the Bread of Life, the Living Word, the water that quenches an everlasting thirst.  The two ought never be compared or thought equally effective.

You can argue with me and chances are you might be right.  You cannot argue with Almighty God, in which there are no prospects for victory.  The greatest personal advice or wisdom that I have ever given were those words that directed people to the resource of God’s Word, His Bible.  Yes, I can give testimony to how Jesus has saved me, changed me, prepare and prospered me for a life that He designed before the beginning of time, but these are still reflections/recounts of the things that He has done.  This ain’t about me and thank God for that, for the argument for my imperfection, deserved judgment and worthiness has already been pronounced.  I needed Jesus to die on that cross or I was eternally lost.  The problem I have now is reconciling that fact, that something I hate to ponder was the one gift that I could not have done without.  I made it necessary for Him to be crucified, yes He gave His life freely, but that only points to how perfect He is and how undeserving I am.  He is the only thing that makes me worthy.  His Word is the only thing that will shine the light of truth upon this shadowed world.  His power to save is the only thing of value that I have to offer when speaking to a lost and lonely population.  Make it count, learn His Word.  Use it frequently, abundantly and joyously for it will always return a favorable crop.