What came first, the chicken or the egg? This is really not a tough one to answer since I’ve read Genesis 1:21. Perhaps a better question is: What came first, me or the Bible? This one is obvious; and includes both you and I. You see, the Bible, unlike Google, has been around for thousands of years and is God-inspired. (2 Timothy 3:16) The point of this is that the Bible has been written for a number of purposes, and one of them is to guide us through this life, and give us guidance through circumstances, and although times now are very different to when Moses left his sandal prints in the Red Sea floor, the struggles we face are not too dissimilar and we’ll find what we need for Godly living in its pages. After all, it does an amazing job in teaching, correcting and training in righteousness.
Let me give you an example: You have a disagreement with your wife and you decide, out of spite, that you are going to give her the silent treatment, or something like that. Everything in you makes you want to get even or maybe teach them a lesson, heck I don’t know, you just get plain ol’ mean. Is this the right way to behave towards your spouse? Of course not, but we still do it sometimes. Then the verses from Ephesians chapter 5 come to mind.
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her. He who loves his wife loves himself.
There’s no way you could possibly justify your selfish ambitions in the face of the blatant truth of God’s Word, certainly not if you choose to be a godly person. There is a reason that the Psalmist called the Word a ‘lamp to my feet and a light to my path’.
Has there ever been a moment in your life where you made a selfish decision and the Word very quickly set you straight? How did doing the right thing change the situation? We’d love to be inspired and directed by your stories so go ahead and get typing in the comments section below.