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Every Word
Today I am in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. I am sitting at a desk in the guest room of the home I am staying in, and on the wall directly in front of me is a wall plaque with the following verse from the Bible:
“Every word of God is pure:
He is a shield unto them that put their trust in Him”
(Proverbs 30:5).
Yes, as Solomon’s words remind us, we certainly need every word that God has written in His holy book, the Bible. We may have our favorite verses, stories, chapters, or writers, but we mustn’t neglect the rest of what we have in this book, so carefully written by inspiration over many centuries by so many different and diverse men. The Lord Himself said to Satan during the temptation in the wilderness, “It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God” (Luke 4:4).
The rest of the verse in Proverbs reminds us that our God is our protection and security, and that there is always safety in trusting Him. As Solomon’s father David said earlier, “But Thou, O Lord, art a shield for me; my glory, and the lifter up of mine head” (Psalm 3:3). I have enjoyed meditating on this verse this morning and trust you will too.
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