The truth never changes. The truth spoken of in this world will someday change. God’s truth will never change. The Word of God alone is His wisdom and knowledge. This is why the Bible says the fear and knowledge of God are the foundation of knowledge (Prov 1:7). It also says that the fear and knowledge of God are the foundation of wisdom (Ps 111:10). We must know the truth.

Jesus prayed to the Father, saying, “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth” (Jn 17:17). God’s knowledge knows all things. When the knowledge of God closely examines us, we will also be sanctified. When we believe God‘s Word is His eyes and He examines everything we have, when we believe God’s Word is the truth and knows everything we possess, we will be sanctified before the Word. On the other hand, the person who rejects the Word of God will never be sanctified.

We can naturally feel afraid when we read God’s word. This is because God’s word examines us and tests us closely. When I first read the Bible, I trembled with shame and fear. God’s word becomes His eyes and carefully examines our souls. This word becomes the standard of righteousness. Because the word reveals the unrighteousness in our hearts and deeds, we instantly feel ashamed before God’s word and this leads us to repent. We must be sanctified by God’s word.

God’s word possesses the knowledge of God and the knowledge of His Will. God’s word reveals these to us. If a person knows God’s word, he knows God, he possesses God’s wisdom and knowledge, and he knows the truth. When this truth comes into us, our spirits know God.

Proverbs 20:27 says, “The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord, Searching all the inner depths of his heart.” When God made man, He made his flesh and mind. God breathed the breath of life into him, and man became ‘a living soul.’ In other words, while man’s flesh and mind were created on earth, his spirit came from heaven. The spirit came and dwelt inside man’s body. It united with his mind and became ‘a soul.’ This soul is the lamp God put inside us. Just as a lamp lights up a dark room, the soul God put inside us reveals the deeds we do. No deception is possible before this lamp. Even if a person says to himself, “Be peaceful! Be peaceful!” to comfort himself, God’s lamp inside him examines his thoughts and actions and reports them to God. It is impossible for man to escape God’s judgment.

Someone will ask, “Is having a spirit a bad thing?” Not at all. If there is no spirit inside man, he is no different from the animals of the earth. Because we have a spirit, we can repent, change our ways, and become holy. There must be oil in a lamp for it to continue burning. The Bible talks about the golden lampstand inside the tabernacle. Olive oil is needed to keep the golden lampstand lit. This olive oil refers to the word of Jesus Christ. This word is the truth. Just as oil is needed to brighten the light of a lamp, we need God’s word to brighten up our souls. The word of the Omniscient God is His knowledge and wisdom. When this is poured into our souls, our souls brighten up. All our actions are clearly revealed before God. The deeds belonging to darkness cannot continue in God’s presence.

There is a lamp also inside an unbeliever, but no oil to light it. An unbeliever’s soul will remain dark. Since an unbeliever’s soul is dark, his thoughts will be dark, as will his way of life. Matthew 6:22-23 says, “The lamp of the body is the eye. If therefore your eye is good, your whole body will be full of light. But if your eye is bad, your whole body will be full of darkness.” In a huge soccer stadium, you see players actively moving across the field and chasing the ball. The eyes of the players are focused on the ball. Their arms and legs work in harmony, moving the ball across the field and putting it into the back of the net. In the same way, the eyes of man are the lamp of his body. If his eyes are brightened, the whole body will move in harmony. If his eyes are darkened, the body will be restrained. If God’s lamp (which is the soul) is darkened, everything will be dark. If a person’s soul is darkened, he will commit sins, become corrupt, and be cursed in his soul.

God’s Word is the oil which brightens the soul. This Word became flesh. Jesus is the wisdom and knowledge of the Omniscient God. He knows the Father and the Father knows Him. He came to us and said, “Eat My flesh and drink My blood.” By saying this, He poured oil into our lamps. These lamps are our souls. As our souls are brightened, we discover the deep things of God through Jesus Christ.

When the people of Israel came out of Egypt, God commanded them to eat the sacrificed lamb. They could eat the meat but not break the bones. Jesus commanded, “Eat My flesh and drink My blood.” When He was crucified on the cross, the legs of the two criminals next to Him were broken. Jesus’ legs remained unharmed. When it comes to the truth, we must not accept some parts and reject others. Jesus came into the world, accepted death, and accepted the resurrection. In a similar way, when it concerns God’s word, we must accept all of it and not reject any. In the way that a lamp is filled with oil to give light, our souls will be brightened if they are filled with God’s word. When the soul is brightened, it will receive God’s love.

If a person’s soul is darkened, he may think he is very intelligent, but he is actually living foolishly. Some unbelievers think believers of Jesus are very flawed people. They say, “Look buddy, does believing in Jesus mean you can’t drink beer? Does it mean you can’t smoke? Try some!” They think believers are very foolish and stubborn. Yet we know the truth and know what will happen in the Last Days. God will say, “This one will be judged! That one will be judged!” God knows who these unbelievers are and has already condemned them. We know this for sure. We do not follow the ways of unbelievers because we know what their end will be. Because unbelievers do not know God, they continue to do things which God detests.

Worldly people do not know that God knows all things. Believers do know that God knows all things. This is why we live in both the physical world and the spiritual world. The reason we do not behave like unbelievers is not because we are ignorant. Rather, we know something they do not. God brightens our souls by the truth and continues to guide our souls so we will always live in the light. God sent Jesus Christ to brighten our souls by the truth.

John 14:26 says that when the Holy Spirit comes, He will teach us all things and bring to our remembrance all things Jesus said to us. 1 Corinthians 12:8 says that the Holy Spirit gives us the words of wisdom and knowledge. Jesus is the wisdom and knowledge of God. If the Holy Spirit reminds us of the words of Jesus, consider how brightened our souls will be? Do you lack any inspiration from God? If you do, it is because the word of God does not dwell in your soul. The soul is God’s lamp. Our souls must be brightened by God’s inspiration.

Lord! Brighten my soul with God’s wisdom and knowledge! Brighten my soul with God’s wonderful truth!