Don’t add to my words

“Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish aught from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.” - Deuteronomy 4v2

The most important instruction God could give was His Word. As Moses prepared the people to enter the land he told some things regarding God’s Word. One was to obey it, the other not to add to or take away from it.

Man has always been tempted to add to God’s words. Eve did it first when she added a requirement that they not touch the tree as well as not eat it. In Revelation man is warned not to add to or take away from God’s word. As this command is repeated several times it is one that we must always be aware of.

Why is it so important that we not add to God’s word? The answer is simple really, when we do so we equate ourselves with Him. We put ourselves in His place, we elevate ourselves to godhood for we claim that our word is equal to His.

The Pharisees were guilty of adding to God’s word. Sometime Pharisees and legalists today can do the same. The question in every situation must be, “What sayeth the Lord?” His word is sufficient, we must NEVER be guilty of adding to it.