A Biblical “Wordview”

Psalms 119:105 (NIV)
“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”
This passage in Psalm 119 tells us that God’s word is both a lamp and a light to give us direction in the practical steps right in front of us, and in the steps down the road. The path we are required to walk in this world is dark—so do you look to the Bible for guidance? Our worldview needs to be based not on the world around us, but on the Word within us.
A lot of people believe that Sunday’s talk and Monday’s walk are two totally divided and separate things. They listen halfheartedly to the bible teaching, and even rate it at lunch as “a great sermon today” or “a really boring sermon!”, but they miss the entire point. Many dismiss the Word of God in their lives, yet still claim to follow the God of the Word.
There was a small town known for having only 1 stoplight. One day this stoplight malfunctioned, and from every direction, the light showed ‘green’. When the cars came upon the stoplight, they saw the other cars coming and not yielding, but because their own light showed green, they continued through the intersection, crashing into the other traffic. When they were questioned on why they continued through the dangerous light, they simply replied, “I did see that the other traffic wasn’t slowing down, but my light was green, so I figured I was right”.
That’s what many people are doing today. They are living their lives because it feels right, or because everyone else is doing it, or because common sense tells them so. But when they see the disaster that awaits them, they simply shrug their shoulders and say, “Well, I thought I was right because I was following what seemed right”.
We as Christians don’t have to depend on such shaky foundations of tradition, common sense, or the standards of this world. Even if something seems to make sense, is it biblical? Is there anything we stubbornly hold on to that may not find its base in scripture? When we receive a Sunday or Wednesday sermon, or even when we are hearing from God in our own daily quiet times, is there something we have failed to engage (i.e. our heart!)?
James 1:22 says, “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.” We need to be wary of having a dis-engaged heart. There is no Bible study on earth that was meant to be received apart from personal application. If you have heard the word of God, then you need to ask yourself, “What should I do?” And as the Holy Spirit brings application, we will be blessed in what we DO, not just in what we heard.
May we be Christians who have what the apostle Paul said was, “love that surpasses knowledge” (Ephesians 3:19).
As a Berean,

Pilgrim