“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (Psalm 119:11).

It was all the rage back a few decades to ask, “What Would Jesus Do?”

While this was a good sentiment and had disciples consider Jesus in life situations, this is the wrong question for disciples to be asking.

The fundamental problem with asking “What Would Jesus do?” is that it still puts the onus of determining what Jesus would or would not do on the one asking the question.

And that would be fine, if I were fine, if you were fine. But the problem is that we are all selfish, repeat sinners.

When we are asking, “What Would Jesus Do?” we’re assuming that selfish, repeat sinners would know and choose what a holy and perfect God would do. When we are asking this question, we are assuming that our selfishness and sinfulness would not interfere.

That’s the problem.

So, then, what is the solution? God has already told us. It’s all in his word. The question we ought to be asking is, “What has Jesus Said?” or “What has God Already Declared?”

Take the guessing game out. Take the selfish sinner out of the equation. Go to the source – God himself and do what he says.

I want to challenge you to do something today. I am asking that you give yourself thirty minutes. Thirty minutes from your normal routines. Thirty minutes without looking at your phone. Sit down with a good cup of coffee or tea or a drink of your choice. Grab a Bible and a journal. Get quiet. And answer the following questions to do a check up on who you are.

I know. Some of you are saying…”Thirty minutes? Who has thirty minutes?!?!”

Actually you do. You always find time for what is important. And this is important.

Thirty minutes is one sitcom. Thirty minutes…you do that without even knowing it scrolling on FaceBook, Instagram, X, TikTok.

The following questions are from A. W. Tozer. Spend time writing down the answers on a journal or piece of paper. I encourage you to write it out with your own hands instead of typing them. The discipline of slowing down will cause you to think more deeply.

1. What do I want most?
2. What do I think about most?
3. How do I spend your money?
4. How and what do I spend my free time on?
5. Whose company do I enjoy?
6. Who and what do I admire?
7. What do I laugh at?

Do this as a personal exercise about every quarter. You will be better for it.

“Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near” (Revelation 1:3).

Our world believes anything about God except that which is clearly revealed in scripture.

People say, “Here’s what I believe about God,” and it has nothing to do with what the Bible tells us about who God is. In fact, most of the time it contradicts the character and the nature of God revealed to us in his word.

Hello?!?! Isn’t this a bit of a problem?

You can’t go around telling me you know me and that I am like this and I am like that based on your wishful thinking. If you want to get to know me and my character, you have to get to know me.

That’s how it works with everything.

So, if you want to know God, it’s not about what you think God is like, or what you feel God is like…None of that matters. If you want to know God, you have to go to God. You have to look at his word.

Now, here is the kicker. Not only does our world believe anything about God except what is clearly revealed in God’s word, but the modern day church is starting to go down that same pathway. YIKES!!!!!

GET IN GOD’S WORD.

There is a problem when people believe whatever they want about God. That’s a problem. That’s a really big problem. Knowing God starts with knowing God’s word.

So, good on you for starting your day with God’s word.