There are many books in the world that claim to have a divine origin. But the Bible is unique in that it does not expect us to just believe one man’s claim to speak by the inspiration of God. There were a number of things required to authenticate the divine origin of the words of a prophet and one of them was accompanying signs and wonders. The Bible does not simply present certain doctrinal ideas. The Bible is primarily the announcement of things that God has done in history. The greatest of these events is the one we celebrate on Easter Sunday: the resurrection of Christ. Here in Deuteronomy 4 Moses reminds the Israelites that they had experienced something that no other nation had. God had done remarkable signs and wonders in their midst and had spoken to them all at once. Likewise, Jesus, after performing many signs and wonders during his life, rose from the dead and appeared to many people all at once so that there could be no mistake about what had happened. The Bible is a fully authenticated text. It is based, not on private revelations, but on things that really happened that were witnessed by many people. And you can become one of those witnesses. The Bible can be further authenticated by each one of us. You can know it is true by living it out. The more you live it out the more you will experience its truth. As Jesus said: “Anyone who chooses to do the will of God will find out whether my teaching comes from God” (John 7:17).
Reflect on the ways in which you need to show more faithfulness to God.
Read Deuteronomy 4
