From Dream to Destiny: The Ten Tests You Must Go Through to Fulfill God's Purpose for Your Life by Morris Robert

Author:Morris, Robert [Morris, Robert]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780830758265
Publisher: Gospel Light
Published: 2011-03-06T00:00:00+00:00

The words of the LORD are pure words, like silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times (Ps. 12:6).

As for God, His way is perfect; the word of the LORD is proven; He is a shield to all who trust in Him (Ps. 18:30).

Your word I have hidden in my heart, that I might not sin against You (Ps. 119:11).

In each of these verses the Hebrew word “imrah” is used, and it refers to the literal Word of God.

So what Psalm 105:19 is actually saying about Joseph is this: Until the time that Joseph’s prophetic word (or spoken word) came to pass, the literal Word of God tested him.

Here is an important insight.

The prophetic word tends to test our faith. But the literal Word of God tests our character. And the literal Word of God is the Bible. The Bible is our standard. The Bible is the Word by which all other words from God must be measured. And because of that, it is absolutely essential that we know the Word (the Bible) of God.

Right now, you are being tested by the Word of God. God has declared His Word to you in the Bible, and that Word is testing you. Whether you reach your destiny or fail to reach your destiny will be directly related to how well you know God’s Word, as revealed in the Bible. I can’t emphasize this enough: You need to know the Word of God!

I see believers all the time who are trying hard to make progress, but they are not fulfilling their destiny. And the reason they are not making any progress is really quite simple: They are violating Scripture! The sad part is that they don’t even know that they are violating Scripture. If you never read the Bible, how will you know what it says? And if you don’t know what it says, how will you know how to live?

The only way to know what the Bible says is to read the Bible. The only way to know what God has said is to read His Book. So read the Bible, meditate on it, memorize it, and get to know it. Because when you study the Bible, you are studying God’s words. As a friend of mine, Pastor Bill Leckie, says, “If you are a Christian, you might as well face it: sooner or later, you’re going to have to read the Bible!”

When I got saved, I wanted to know as much as possible about the Bible. And I still do! Something in me just craves what is in that Book! I don’t read many other books. I wish that I did, because people ask me all the time whether I have read this or that book—and I have read some good books. But there is something about God’s Book that I just can’t get away from. I can’t seem to get enough of His Book.

When I prepare a message, I never have a problem coming up with Scripture passages for my message.

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