Tuesday; October 26

During our time yesterday, I presented some thoughts about truth – but I left out an important aspect of finding truth. There are a lot of principles out there competing for our allegiance, but which ones do we accept? Just as there are a lot of ideas, there are many of them that are at odds with each other. One of the confounding questions that we often hear about truth is that for there to be truth we have to have an absolute foundation – which one do we choose? Is truth based on popular opinion, philosophy, constitutional law or is there something better? Well, I believe there is something that can be used as the epicenter of truth – something that is easily understood and conveniently accessed.

When Jesus was about to leave His disciples to confront the issues of their era He prayed for their joy and their contentment. As He asked God to bless them He said, “Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” (John 17:17). Folks, it has been 2000 years since that prayer was prayed, but it is just as true today as it was on the day those words were spoken. There is one simple truth that can be used to guide mankind – the Word of God. Interestingly, this truth is based on the best principle of all. You see, rather than promoting one philosophy or advancing one principle, it is powered by love. The heart and soul of the message of God is loving mankind as much as He loved us. When we think about that, is there anything more practical for any generation (especially our generation) than love?
Let’s be willing to discuss the hard questions so that we can build bridges. When we establish the truth of the Word of God as the roadbed for our discussions, we will not only be able to get along, but we will also do good to each other.

Think About It!

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