September 2, 2022

Passage Read: Acts 28 - Romans 1
Meditation Verse: Romans 1:21

Thought

It is a dangerous thing to acknowledge God but not allow Him to be God. Men who know God but do not glorify Him as God by submitting to His every decree are taking upon themselves a responsibility they do not own. And by setting aside the Lord and exalting themselves to the place of law-giver, they have already corrupted the source of their wisdom, so that the fruit of their reasonings will be in error. Submission to God as God, and gratitude for His guidance and authority, are the beginning of wisdom and will lead to right conclusions about man, the world and God.

Application

I am not God and I am not authorized to figure anything out about truth on my own. I am subject to God and need His revelation about truth in order to understand Truth. I am not free to go against anything He has taught or revealed. What the Scriptures teach, I must accept and believe if I want to know and understand the truth. It is arrogance for me to go against or set aside anything God has made clear, and if I do so, all my reasonings become vanity, empty and useless.