Confession and Obedience Required

  If we wish to understand the Word of God properly, we must be people of confession and obedience. The Word is not a book given to us for entertainment purposes. The Word of God was given so that we might know and do the will of God.

  The Bible was not just given to us for religious knowledge either. It was a book given to us so that we might be transformed.

Romans 12:2 – “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”

  So the person who has no intention to obey God and confess their sin will never understand the Bible properly.

  In I Peter 2:1-2 we find this truth about God’s Word.

I Peter 2:1-2 – “Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:”

  We must first lay aside sinful things (confession) and then, after that, we can drink in the Scriptures (obey). If we study the Bible but make no attempt to obey it or lay aside sin in our lives; we will not benefit from the study of God’s Word at all.

  R. A. Torrey said the following: “It is remarkable how clear, simple, and beautiful passages that once puzzled us become when we are brought to that place where we say to God, ‘I surrender my will unconditionally to Yours. I have no will but Yours. Teach me Your will.’ A surrendered will does more to make the Bible an open book than a university education. It is simply impossible to get the largest profit out of your Bible study until you surrender your will to God.”

  When you read your Bible and study it don’t do it as a mere intellectual exercise. Always ask the Lord to show you how it can be applied to your life and then do it. And never forget to confess and forsake the sins in your life so that God can have full access to every fiber of your being.

  When this is done you will find that the Scriptures will come alive and God will show you great and mighty things.