We Are Not Peddling The Word Of God: Embracing Authentic Faith
“For we are not, as so many, peddling the word of God; but as of sincerity, but as from God, we speak in the sight of God in Christ.”
—2 Corinthians 2:17—
God’s Word
A Famine of God’s Word in the Land
According to the 2017 Legatum Prosperity Index, Canada was listed among the top 10 most prosperous nations in the world. When we hear the word “famine,” it is about other nations, not our own. Yet, there is a serious famine in our country, and most are oblivious to it.
Amos 8:11 reads, “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine on the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD.”
Isaiah’s Use of the Spiritual Hydrological Cycle
Hydrogeology is the science of water distribution through the earth. Consider a simple description of the hydrological cycle:
- Rain falls to the ground, nourishing plants, supplying drinking water, etc..
- Water seeps into the ground or runs off into creeks and rivers if the ground is saturated.
- Creeks, rivers and groundwater flow into large bodies of water (lakes, seas, oceans).
- Water returns to the sky from these large bodies through the process of evaporation.
God’s Word Cannot Be Bound – Even When God’s People Are
Jesus warned His disciples that persecution would come because of the word. Being arrested and bound for preaching the truth was not a possibility, it would be a reality. Jesus said,
…when they arrest you and deliver you up, do not worry beforehand, or premeditate what you will speak. But whatever is given you in that hour, speak that; for it is not you who speak, but the Holy Spirit. (Mark 14:11)
