Is the Bible Enough?

Isaiah 2:1-3 The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. And it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. And many people shall go and say, Come ye, and let us go up to the mountain of the LORD, to the house of the God of Jacob; and he will teach us of his ways, and we will walk in his paths: for out of Zion shall go forth the law, and the word of the LORD from Jerusalem.

In the Millennial Kingdom, when Christ sits upon His throne in Jerusalem, people will long to hear the Word of God. They happy multitude move like a stream flowing uphill to be in God's house. The cry of that day will be "let's go to the house of God!" There will be a desire to hear the Word, to hear listen to the law, to learn from Christ Himself of His ways. The Zion will published forth the law of God and the nations will receive it in joy.

It's quite a different attitude now. Isaiah turned from the blessed scene of the future to what he saw. A nation that had the word of God but didn't find any joy or satisfaction.

Isaiah 2:6 Therefore thou hast forsaken thy people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.

They were not replenished, or satisfied, with God's word. They went and looked for satisfaction and fulfillment in the east. God has spoken to the house of Jacob. God had revealed Himself and His will in the law and the prophets and God had provided a glimpse of the blessed future that awaited them when the Messiah would come. But that wasn't enough. Instead of the sure testimony of God, they went and looked for satisfaction in the fortune tellers. Rather than finding fulfillment in God, they looked for it with the ungodly men.

In the future kingdom, the word of God will be enough. It will satisfy and fulfill. Now – not so much. Let us hear from the pundits and the prognosticators. Let us hear from the celebrities and the politicians. Give us entertainment to please us. The Bible isn't enough for people. Knowing what God says isn't enough anymore. It is the heartbreaking reality that most people do not want to hear from God. It will be enough in the Millennial Kingdom, but it doesn't seem like it's enough today.

This glimpse of this future kingdom should be an encouragement to faithful men to keep preaching the Word. A stream flowing uphill is a miracle. And it takes a miracle of grace to change the heart of men to love to hear the Word of Christ. The means God uses in accomplishing this is the published gospel of Christ. Keep declaring thus saith the Lord, because the Bible is enough.