National Bible Week

Floor Speech

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Mr. WALBERG. Mr. Speaker, I have had the privilege to speak in each of those years talking about the Bible and its importance in my life.

The Psalmist in Psalm 119:105, the longest Psalm in the Bible, the longest chapter in the Bible, is written entirely about the Word of God and the impact on the Psalmist's life. He says: Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

That has been my experience. Over the years, my friend and colleague, as he has led that, he has heard me talk about my experience from the Word of God.

Tonight, I will let the Bible, God's Word, speak for itself. We know in Genesis 1:1, it says: In the beginning, God.

In John 1:1, it says: In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. That speaks to the foundational truth that God makes up the word, the truth. The revealed Word is His Son, Jesus Christ. As a Christian, I accept that, but the Bible, the written Word of God, is powerful.

Every Word of God is tested. We have a lot of books that are out there today, self-help books, but not all is tested. Every Word of God is tested, according to Proverbs 30. He is a shield to those who take refuge in Him.

It talks about the impact of the Word of God in our challenges of life. In Ephesians 6:17, the Apostle Paul says: Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God.

In Luke, the writer says: On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the Word of God and observe it.

Oftentimes, when we speak about the Bible, we speak about the principles, but it doesn't work until we use it and we observe it and the impact of scripture that goes through the entire life of an individual.

Paul, writing to his son in the faith, Timothy, says: And that from childhood you have known the sacred writings which are able to give you the wisdom that leads to salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus. All Scripture is inspired by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness so that the man of God may be adequate, equipped for every good work.

The power of the Bible continues. It doesn't go away. It says in Isaiah the prophet: The grass withers, the flower fades, but the Word of God stands forever.

What else can we say that lasts forever?

Peter said in I Peter 1:25: But the Word of the Lord endures forever, and this is the Word which was preached to you.

Finally, for our impact in our daily life that can go on, in II Peter 1:20-21 it says: But know this first of all, that no prophecy of Scripture is a matter of one's own interpretation, for no prophecy was ever made by an act of human will, but men moved by the Holy Spirit spoke from God.

That is the power of the Bible. It is God's truth revealed to us to be used in our lives.

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