From: Dr. Michael Youssef
Ministries
Psalm 119:105 "Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my
path."
What happens when we do not follow instruction manuals?
Typically we become lost and confused. The Bible, the world's greatest
instruction manual, contains God's plan of salvation. This instruction manual
also contains directions for daily living. It shows us how to love God, how to
treat other people, and how to become testimonies for Christ.
While the truths and histories of the Bible are to be taken
literally, we must also recognize its usage of metaphors. When Jesus said, "If your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out."
(Mark 9:47), He was not instructing us to physically blind ourselves.
We will gain the most benefit from the Bible when we read it with the Holy Spirit's guidance. Without His help, we may overlook key insights, misunderstand meanings, or ignore the rebukes in a passage. Most importantly we must apply what we read in our daily lives. "Do not merely listen to the Word...do what it says." (James 1:22)
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