DAY 7 / THE TRUEST STORY

God wrote a book. May this reality never be lost on us.  

Through the hands of forty human authors, on three different continents, in three different languages and multiple genres, over the course of 1500 years, God breathed words onto a page to tell us a story. And not just any story. The Bible is the truest story of the world. It’s the story that brings understanding for why everything is and how it ought to be. It’s the story of what went wrong, and how it will all be made right. 

And we don’t have to look any further than the first four words of it (Gen. 1:1) to understand something significant: God was first. Before anything was made, He alone existed. He is the Creator of all things. And we, of course, are the created ones. Which means we need His insight and instruction to flourish.

Fortunately, God isn’t the dictator type. He isn’t distant or removed from His creation. And He hasn’t hidden from us His good design. Instead, He has graciously revealed it in His book, giving us a glimpse into His heart and a firm foundation on which to build our lives.  

But this story can’t just sit on a shelf. This story isn’t just for Sundays. No, if we want to be His fully devoted followers, His story has to settle into every nook and cranny of our real lives. His story calls us to submit to its authority (2 Tim. 3:16) and surrender to its sanctifying work (John 17:17). It’s not just for hearing, it’s for doing!

And once we experience its transforming power, once we get to really know the Author, we won’t be able to put this story down. We won’t want it any other way.

PRAY

At the Summit, we’ll never get over the fact that God speaks. And we are committed to listen and respond. Read Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:24-27 and pray that God would help you prioritize and practice His word like your life depends on it. Because actually, it does! Ask God to bring to your mind areas where you have heard His instructions but failed to follow through. And spend some moments recalling how His story has already shaped you.