Love Edifies
I often have tried to fully understand God
Now I realize it is arrogance to try to do so
For what man, or men could possibly reason perfectly the almighty
Theories abound, but knowledge puffs up
So they argue back and forth with the same scriptures
In a vain attempt to convince each other
In foolishness they try to explain everything
So many attempts to know a comprehensive theory of God
But what do we really know?
Yet I see something marvelous
I don’t have to know everything
I only need to know one thing
That one thing is the key to everything
It is the secret to life
That one thing is
“the love of God”
Daily now I seek to see the scriptures in my life
For the word of God is living and active
Not just to study them, but to live them
To allow God to breathe life into them for me
I know the scriptures very well
But the scriptures themselves are not life, nor do they produce it
They are but a witness that testifies of the one who is life
John 5:39-40 (NIV) You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, {40} yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
So many times now has He breathed life into the scriptures for me
So many times now has He turned my knowledge upside down
Now I realize how little I know
Yet that one realization opens up the greatest door
It opens the door to walking by faith!
And that faith relies upon and works by one thing I know
Love
It is the anchor of my soul
God is love and love edifies
So I no longer am building myself on the things I learn
Instead I have learned one thing
Lean on Him to show me the way in all things
Trust He has the knowledge and wisdom and freely gives it
In this way I have embraced the first commandment
On which all the law and prophets hinge
Love God
That’s easy to do when you have faith in his love for you
When you have made it your life to know only one thing
The love of God
What else do you need to know?
Rocky Chambers
"Spend less time memorizing scriptures
and more time living scriptures"
I often have tried to fully understand God
Now I realize it is arrogance to try to do so
For what man, or men could possibly reason perfectly the almighty
Theories abound, but knowledge puffs up
So they argue back and forth with the same scriptures
In a vain attempt to convince each other
In foolishness they try to explain everything
So many attempts to know a comprehensive theory of God
But what do we really know?
Yet I see something marvelous
I don’t have to know everything
I only need to know one thing
That one thing is the key to everything
It is the secret to life
That one thing is
“the love of God”
Daily now I seek to see the scriptures in my life
For the word of God is living and active
Not just to study them, but to live them
To allow God to breathe life into them for me
I know the scriptures very well
But the scriptures themselves are not life, nor do they produce it
They are but a witness that testifies of the one who is life
John 5:39-40 (NIV) You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, {40} yet you refuse to come to me to have life.
So many times now has He breathed life into the scriptures for me
So many times now has He turned my knowledge upside down
Now I realize how little I know
Yet that one realization opens up the greatest door
It opens the door to walking by faith!
And that faith relies upon and works by one thing I know
Love
It is the anchor of my soul
God is love and love edifies
So I no longer am building myself on the things I learn
Instead I have learned one thing
Lean on Him to show me the way in all things
Trust He has the knowledge and wisdom and freely gives it
In this way I have embraced the first commandment
On which all the law and prophets hinge
Love God
That’s easy to do when you have faith in his love for you
When you have made it your life to know only one thing
The love of God
What else do you need to know?
Rocky Chambers
"Spend less time memorizing scriptures
and more time living scriptures"
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1 comment:
My friend Rocky writes such beautiful prose pieces about the Lord. The Scriptures truly do point to the Messiah, Jesus Christ. The entirety of the Bible is written to reveal who he is to mankind; why he came to save us; and to testify of God's love for us through the Gospel message.
Rocky reiterates these facts here:
"But the scriptures themselves are not life, nor do they produce it
They are but a witness that testifies of the one who is life."
Do you know the One who is life? His name is Jesus Christ.
Rocky: "Lean on Him to show me the way in all things
Trust He has the knowledge and wisdom and freely gives it
In this way I have embraced the first commandment
On which all the law and prophets hinge
Love God"
Yes. Indeed!
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