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If there is to be delight in God's Word, we must overcome doubt ...

If there is to be delight in God's Word, we must overcome doubt. Satan is always saying, "Did God really say ...?" (Genesis 3:1). We must learn to say, "God did say" (Genesis 3:3). We must stand by this confession of faith in God and His Word. Satan will not give in easily. He will try to talk us out of believing God's Word. Satan will try to confuse us by speaking in a "spiritual" way. We must, however, be clear about Satan's purpose. He is seeking to undermine God's purpose. If he thinks he can achieve this purpose, he will speak about "God" (Genesis 3:5). It will seem that he is interpreting God's Word. He is seeking to lead us away from God. He's seeking to undermine our faith and obedience so that we will go "out from the presence of the Lord" (Genesis 4:16).
There is a better way. It's the way of the wise men - "We ... have come to worship Him" (Matthew 2:2). Worshipping the Lord, we are to delight in His Word. True wisdom is grounded in God's Word (Matthew 2:5-6). Satan seeks to undermine our faith in the Lord's Word. Speaking through Herod, he expresses this desire to "worship Christ" (Matthew 2:8). Satan is a liar. However much he may speak about God, he has no intention of worshipping Him. The truth about Satan is this: "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy." It is Jesus who gives "abundant life" (John 10:10). Satan's purpose of death is seen in Herod's plan "to search for the child to kill Him" (Matthew 2:13). God's purpose was not thwarted. God's purpose is life. This life is in Christ.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is the One concerning whom God says, "You are My Son" (Psalm 2:7). He is the One to whom God says, "I will make the nations Your inheritance, the ends of the earth Your possession" (Psalm 2:8). God speaks to us concerning His Son - "Kiss His Son, or He will be angry and your way will lead to your destruction, for His wrath can flare up in a moment. Blessed are all who take refuge in Him" (Psalm 2:12). To go the way of the Son is to go the way of life. To reject Him is to go the way of death. Go the way of the Son. Take delight in Him - "Kiss the Son." Those who delight in the Son of God will also delight in the Word of God. The written Word of God - Scripture - leads us to the living Word of God - our Lord Jesus Christ.
(One Year Bible - Day 2: Genesis 2:18-4:16; Matthew 2:1-18; Psalm 2:1-12)
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