Notes of Faith January 30, 2025
Supremacy
For the Lord your God is the supreme God of the heavens above and the earth below.
Joshua 2:11, NLT
We use the word supreme to indicate someone or some group that serves as final authority. The Supreme Court, for example. Or Supreme Commander. Or Supreme Leader. But what is the ultimate supreme authority on earth? It is God and His Word. The teachings of the Bible are true and authoritative, and they’re wiser than the rules of men, the laws of congress, the opinions of politicians, or the ideologies of universities.
To truly reform our world, we must return to the Word of God as the ultimate authority. If we’re going to return our families to hopefulness and our churches to revival, it will be on the basis of the authority of Scripture. If we’re going to solve societal problems, it must be through the application of the wisdom of God’s Word. Tim Chester wrote, “We accept the supremacy of Scripture because we accept the supremacy of its author.”1
It begins with us. Is the Word of God the supreme authority over your life, governing all your attitudes, works, actions, and habits?
To say that Scripture is supreme is to say that the Bible has authority in everything that really matters—time and eternity, earth and heaven, humanity and God.
Tim Chester
2 Peter 1:16-21
16 For we did not follow cleverly devised tales when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. 17 For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, "This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased" — 18 and we ourselves heard this utterance made from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
19 So we have the prophetic word made more sure, to which you do well to pay attention as to a lamp shining in a dark place, until the day dawns and the morning star arises in your hearts. 20 But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, 21 for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.
Not having a relationship with God, man is left to himself as the supreme authority of this life. He may uplift another human being as the one who wields authority over all, including the Word of God! The truth will stand firm and expose false claims. God and God alone and His Word that He has spoken through His servants on earth is the supreme authority on earth! God reveals Himself through His Word and the Living Word, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit who lives within a true believer. Seek the Lord God while you have opportunity. There will come a time when it is too late.
Prov 3:5-6
5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart
And do not lean on your own understanding.
6 In all your ways acknowledge Him,
And He will make your paths straight.
Pastor Dale