It’s All Good!

“…have tasted the good word of God…” —Hebrews 6:5

I love eating at a buffet. Barb and I enjoy eating at one particular Chinese buffet in our town.  It has a great variety of foods.  I grab plate and load it up with the foods I like and pass by the foods I don’t like (i.e. sushi).

Some people treat the Bible like a smorgasbord. They choose the passages of Scripture they like, and skip over the passages they find “distasteful.” However, Paul said, “ALL scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is PROFITABLE…” (2 Tim. 3:16). Jesus said, “Man shall not live by bread alone, but by EVERY word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God”(Mt. 4:4).

When it comes to the Bible, IT’S ALL GOOD.  While some sections of the Bible are sweet (like honey – Ps. 119:103), other passages are disturbing (sin, judgment, hell – Ezek. 2:9-10).  Whatever God has said in His Word, we need to hear it and digest it, whether it be sweet or bitter to our taste (Rev. 10:9).

Open your Bible and pray for God to open your heart to receive ALL that He says (see Psalm 119:18).