What does the Bible really say?

We often go through life thinking that people say things that they never say, and sometimes even thinking that the Bible says things it never says.

See how you do with the following:
Did Jack Webb in the TV series Dragnet ever say, "Just the facts, ma'am."?
Did Sherlock Holmes ever say, "Elementary, my dear Watson", in any of the books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle?
Did Captain James T. Kirk ever say, "Beam me up, Scotty" in any of the TV shows?
Did the witch of Shakespeare's Macbeth ever say, "Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble."?
Did Ingrid Bergman ever say, "Play it again, Sam" in the movie Casablanca?
Did Mae West ever say, "Why don't you come up and see me sometime?" in her movies?
Did James Cagney ever say, "You dirty rat!" in any of his films?

How many do you think you got right? Maybe even more importantly, how positive are you as to the number you got right?

It's easy for us to rely on our own recollection of things, but we must be especially careful when it comes to God's Word, to abide in it daily, and apply it daily.

As for me, I will call upon God, And the LORD shall save me. Evening and morning and at noon I will pray, and cry aloud, And He shall hear my voice. (Psa 55:16-17)

Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, And He saved them out of their distresses. He sent His word and healed them, And delivered them from their destructions. (Psa 107:19-20)

Stay close to the Lord, my friends. Pray throughout your day, and cling to His Word.
Don't rely on your Sunday School training as a child, or your memory of Bible studies from yesteryear. Abide in His Word today.

Yours in Him,
Pastor B.