Yesterday in Sunday School, the Holy Spirit placed a fire in my soul about our continued talk about sowing seeds and reaping the harvest. We went a little different direction talking about the seed, but my wheels were turning the whole time as the Holy Spirit was ministering to me how organic God’s Word truly is and how we have let this world alter and modify it. I got up this morning anxious to study a little more about GMO foods and what exactly happens to them. GMO (genetically modified organisms) are organisms that contain artificially altered genetic material that would not otherwise occur in nature. Scientists can physically edit the DNA of an organism to achieve a desired change to a crop like corn. One example is producing corn that is resistant to pesticides and/or insects. It helps the farmer keep up with food demands and allows him to be in more control of His crops. In result, the corn is full of toxins. Now you tell me how that is healthy for the consumer?
Well, as I was sitting there with my wheels turning, the thought kept resonating within me…”Isn’t that what we have done to God’s Word?” Look back at those underlined words in the above paragraph. Artificially alter. Desired change. We artificially alter scripture to keep our hearts resistant to the desire to change! How is that healthy for our spirit? God’s Word is so pure. Organic. Non-GMO. It doesn’t need altered, changed or to be edited…yet we constantly try to add or take away what God has said in His Word, because then we can say we are in control! We aren’t listening to what God says in His Word, we are listening to what WE have altered God’s Word to be! We have added toxins to the Holy Word of God and then expect God to nourish our souls.
Not gunna happen, friends.
Anything outside of its natural state is not good for you…just like anything outside of God’s Word is not good for you. This world is spiritually malnourished. It needs the organic Word of God to be cultivated in the lives of believers now more than ever, so that when this world sees Jesus, they see Him in the purest form. As followers of Christ, our roots should be deep in the organic soil of The Living God. I have chosen to put a little label (handmade sticker) on the outside of my Bible to always remind myself that His Word is “certified Non-GMO”. It’s not our place to try and change it words fit our life, but to allow our lives to be changed to fit The Word. That produces personal, spiritual growth and doesn’t allow for toxins in our soul that produce fruit that are resistant to desired change!
“Sanctify them by the truth; Your Word is the truth.” John 17:17