The guy that lives up here . . .

I had an unusual discussion with a fellow that I met in a coffee shop the other day, for the most part, he talked and I listened and tried to make sense of it. He kept talking about "the guy that lives up here" and he would point to his forehead. Some of what he said made sense, and some of it didn't.

Well, last night, "the guy that lives up here" had a rough night, because the guy that lives everywhere else didn't feel well. On the drive home, "the guy that lives up here" drove right past the house that we live in. The guy that lives everywhere else wanted to go home, but "the guy that lives up here" had other plans. Got it? Me neither.

So, where is all this going? That's just it, the man who told me all of this professed to be a Christian, but in none of his ranting did he mention the Bible. You see, he had a sincere belief system complete with doctrine; but all of his assertions were based on his feelings about God coupled with what he had studied (which was not the Bible.) Pay close attention to this: all sorts of evil is hatched when nothing more than our feelings are consulted as to what we believe. In this day and age, too many come to the Bible and when Scripture contradicts what they feel, they throw it out. That is no different than taking a blank notebook, a pair of scissors, a Bible and glue; and cutting and pasting whatever suits your fancy and creating your own book. If you get nothing else from this, learn this: the Bible is the authority that we consult, not the other way around. We come to the Bible, and the Bible changes us; it does not work the other way around. It is God's word that gives us everything that pertains to life and godliness. Let the Bible say what the Bible says, an then let it change your life accordingly.