What is it Good For?

2 Timothy 3:16-17 "All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work"

Why is the Word so important? What is it good for? God knew we would have questions surrounding the validity and the purpose of His written instruction so He addressed it before we could. Paul is writing to Timothy "his beloved son" informing him of the challenges that he would face and how to approach them. He forewarns by saying mark my words there will be terrible times in the last days. Look around my people, we are definitely in the last days as everything that follows in 2 Timothy 3 has come to pass.

The Word has purpose and honestly not all of it is something that will make us shout for joy and dance around. If you read 2 Timothy 3 in its entirety you'll definitely feel some type of conviction or shame that needs correcting. I won't sit up here and act like I'm a perfect Christian because some of the very things addressed here I have been guilty of. The correcting portion of the Word is something we tend to avoid which is an injustice to us all. We go to church to "feel good" about ourselves and not to actually face our faults which in turn is detrimental to our spiritual health. We can't grow closer to Christ if we continue to feed the desires that keep us away from Him. We're feeding our flesh and starving our spirit man. For many of us it's not that we aren't getting the Word it's that we aren't digesting it; it's as if our Spiritual being has bulimia, preventing spiritual growth. Psalm 34:8 says " O taste and see that the Lord is good" in order to taste you must eat! Stop starving yourself!

The Word is good for teaching us about life as a believer and follower of Christ. We live in a society that works overtime to convince us that their way is the right way and God has now conformed to this  day and age. WRONG! In fact, God warned us not to conform to it in Romans 12:2 so why would we think He has? Times have changed but God and His Word has not...it's supposed to correct us when WE change and get out of His will. That's why it's so important to know the Word for yourself...you have to know it to live it. Do not let the world distort what is clearly written in the Word which is God-breathed as stated in the above scriptural reference.

Again I ask, What is it good for? It is good for challenging you to be who God designed you to be, not who the world wants you to be. It enlightens you by teaching you His way, correcting you when you are wrong, and leading you to the righteous place that He has long prepared for you.