Lesson 7, August 8-14
Sabbath Afternoon
Read for this Week: Psalms 119:105, Jeremiah 23:29, Hebrews 1:1-3, 2 Timothy 3:14-17, 1 John 1:7-9, Ecclesiastes 3:1, 2 Timothy 4:2.
Memory Text: “So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: It shall not return unto me void, But it shall accomplish that which I please, And it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.” Isaiah 55:11
When we witness, we speak of Jesus. But what would we know about Jesus without the Bible? In fact, how much would we know about the great controversy, the love of God, the birth, life, ministry, death, resurrection, and return of our Lord if we did not have the Scriptures?
Although nature reveals the majesty and power of God, it doesn’t reveal the plan of salvation. Jesus, through the Person of the Holy Spirit, is “the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” (John 1:9). Still, without the Word of God to fully explain divine truth, the Holy Spirit’s revelation to our hearts is limited. God’s written Word is the clearest and fullest revelation of Jesus, the Living Word.
Although the religious leaders studied the Word of God, many missed its primary message. Said Jesus: “Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.” (John 5:39). Rightly understood, every teaching of the Bible reflects the beauty of Jesus’ character. When we share the Word of God, our primary goal is not to prove that we are right and that the other person is wrong; it is to reveal Jesus in each facet of the truth we share.
