Daily Reading for Monday, November 18, 2024
Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:20, 21
"Keep that which is committed to thy trust, avoiding profane and vain babblings, and oppositions of science falsely so called: which some professing have erred concerning the faith. Grace be with thee."
Meditation:
Reference(s):
1 General Conference Daily Bulletin, April 13, 1891.
"Some sit in judgment on the Scriptures, declaring that this or that passage is not inspired, because it does not strike their minds favorably. They cannot harmonize it with their ideas of philosophy and science, 'falsely so called.' Others for different reasons question portions of the word of God. Thus many walk blindly where the enemy prepares the way. Now, it is not the province of any man to pronounce sentence upon the Scriptures, to judge or condemn any portion of God's word. When one presumes to do this, Satan will create an atmosphere for him to breathe which will dwarf spiritual growth. When a man feels so very wise that he dares to dissect God's word, his wisdom is, with God, counted foolishness. When he knows more, he will feel that he has everything to learn. And his very first lesson is to become teachable. 'Learn of me,' says the Great Teacher; 'for I am meek and lowly in heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls' (Matthew 11:30)."1