God's Word is Truth

“For the word of the Lord is right and true; he is faithful in all he does.” (Psalm 33:4 NIV)

“For the word of the Lord holds true, and everything he does is worthy of our trust.” (Psalm 33:4 NLT).

“For all God’s words are right, and everything he does is worthy of our trust.” (Psalm 33:4 TLB emphasis mine).

A number of years ago I heard of a family who loved to work on Jigsaw puzzles together. They became quite good at it, completing the most difficult of puzzles sometimes in one evening.

One night the father brought home a new puzzle. On the scale of things, this puzzle should have been a simple one, quickly assembled. But something was wrong. Try as they might, the family could not seem to complete it. They worked on it for a week. Frustration began to set in and their normally joyful activity became to them a seeming action of futility. What could possibly be wrong?

With their frustration level at its peak the father finally revealed his deception. He had bought two puzzles but before getting home he switched their lids! The family was trying to construct a picture that didn’t exist! When the proper lid was produced, the puzzle was quickly completed.

There are millions of people like this family. They are trying desperately to put their lives together, to “get it right,” only to fail again and again. The problem? They are looking at the wrong picture!

Our text reminds us, “For all God’s words are right, and everything he does is worthy of our trust.” Notice by the way that word “all,” supplied by the author of The Living Bible. That is a good addition. It is not most of God’s Word that is right, nor is it the majority of God’s Word that is right but all of God’s Word that is right. As long as you and I tamper with that Word, we will experience failure and frustration. Trying to “pick and choose” the parts of it I like is like Ford trying to assemble a car without all the parts–it might look good on the surface but driving it (if it will even move) would be a hazard.

Have you discovered the faithfulness of God through following His Word that is “right and true.” Let me close with my own paraphrase of Psalm 33:4: “For the entire Bible is true, you can count on everything it says, and you can be sure that God knows exactly what He is doing in every circumstance and you can bank on it being right.” (Pearrell Expanded Translation).