Last week I was out soul winning with a new convert from my Sunday school class who has been saved only a few months. We met a lady who said she thought that Heaven was here on earth. I asked her if she believed the Bible, and she replied that she believed parts of the Bible. We talked for quite some time, but it quickly became clear that she wanted to believe the Bible in every area that matched the beliefs she already held. She basically wanted to say that the Bible was true, except for where it conflicted with her beliefs. In any place that the Bible did not agree with her, she doubted whether that part were true.

She had told me a little about her job, so I decided to use her employer as an illustration. I asked her what her boss would say if he gave her an assignment for the day and she did something completely different. I expected her to say that her supervisor would not be happy, but she felt that the boss would say, “You’re fired!” I could not help but think how amazing it is that people can have the idea that humans really mean what they say, but God does not.

Does it really matter what the Bible says? Yes, it does. The fact that we do not see God does not mean that He cannot see us. The fact that we have our own will does not negate God’s will. God is sovereign, so He can make any decree He chooses. He has given us His Word, and He expects us to know it and obey it. Does it really matter what the Bible says? Is the Bible really that important? Psalm 138:2 says of the Lord, “Thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.”

I wish that I could tell you that the lady got saved, but she did not. She simply was not willing to accept the fact that God’s words are more important than man’s feelings. God’s Word really matters—to the saved and lost alike. So often we Christians, who have accepted God’s Word in the matter of salvation, hold to the same belief that this lost lady has when it comes to our daily living. Do our associations really matter? Do our actions really matter? Of course they do! The Bible has much to say about our daily living, but we must be willing to recognize that God’s Word matters before God’s Word will make a difference in our lives.