JESUS ANSWERED
Read John 14:6
Fill in the Blanks: “I am the _________ the _________ and the _________ . Does God claim to be truth? The longer you live on earth, you will see that the world will support many different truths. All of them will not go together. You need to know that God promises that He is the only thing that is true and He proves it to you. You can trust that God is true and if you are following Him, you are doing the only thing that is real and true.
GOD’S WORD STAND’S OUT
Read Deuteronomy 32:4
Do you believe that in every situation God will do good things? DIG DEEPER Read 2 Timothy 3:16-17. What is God’s Word useful for? Have you experienced any of these things? What does God’s Word prepare you for?
GOD’S WORD STANDS OUT
Read John 17:17
How is God’s Word described? The word “sanctify” is a fancy way of saying “stand out.” God’s Word makes you stand out when you follow it because it’s the only thing that is true. God’s Word has been spoken and written for thousands of years and nothing has been able to successfully prove it wrong. Did you know there are thousands of prophecies in the Bible, spoken hundreds of years before the event, which have come true? Did you know there are about 40 authors of the Bible? All of them lived in different times, cultures and places. Most of them never even met or talked to each other, yet their messages fit together perfectly to tell the same story. Do you know how? The Bible is God’s Word and it’s true. God has proven that through the history of the world and He wants to prove it in you. What is one thing you learned today?
GOD’S WORD LASTS BECAUSE IT IS TRUE
Read Isaiah 40:8
What withers and fades away? What stands forever? God uses the analogy of plants to describe how quickly the things of the world will fade away and wither. The only thing that endures is God’s Word. Why? Because God’s Word is truth. Think of all the things of the world. Make a list of all the things that are temporary, and will fade away. Here are a few examples to get your mind going: Your favorite t-shirt – it’s new now, but it will be old soon. Your favorite electronic device – something new will come out and you will move on. The national championship sports team – the title will move to someone else. If God’s Word is the only thing that lasts, do you spend enough time reading God’s Word? Is there any temporary thing that is keeping you from reading God’s Word?
EVERY WORD WILL COME TRUE
Read Matthew 5:18
The Bible uses the word “Law” for God’s Word sometimes. What does this verse say about God’s Word? Will everything happen that God’s Word says will happen? God promises that He is true. He promises that His word is true. In fact, He confidently promises that every little stroke of letter written will come true. In other words, God is going to “dot His I’s” and “cross His T’s. You can trust that everything said in the Bible will come true. This is great news because it means He will faithfully make all the promises you are learning happen for you! Do you believe that every word of God is true? Do you believe that every word of God will come true? If God’s Word is all true, then how important should the Bible be to you?