Wednesday; October 11

We have a problem with truth in our world. Actually, we have a few problems with truth. First, it has become so easy to lie (and be unaffected by it even if we get caught) that telling the truth is not as common as a reliable society needs it to be. Second, opinion has taken the place of truth as the accepted standard of society. We hear, “Well, that’s just your truth.” and we don’t blink an eye. Truth is no longer viewed as an absolute that must be accepted by everyone. When truth fluctuates, is there any way we can have consistency? Interestingly, this issue leads us to a question: upon what do we build truth? To accept that truth exists, we must be willing to agree on an immovable standard. Will truth be based on science? On history? On legal principles? While this is an issue in today’s world, we need to remember that we aren’t the inventors of this quandary – a Roman leader asked, “What is truth?” centuries of years ago. Interestingly, a truth that is immoveable, is based on faith. When we believe there is an absolute truth, we can be convinced of it and convicted to it. That is way it is so important to define the standard we will accept.

When it comes to Christianity, there is one truth and it is found in Jesus Christ. When confronted with a question about direction, “Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.’” (John 14:6). Christians don’t see the world with the same worldview as others, but we believe in the presence and power of our Lord and Savior. We know that there will be a time when our lives will be judged by the Supreme Being and the result will be either eternal life or eternal destruction. Consequently, while we have risked the contentment of our lives in faithful obedience to this truth, many of those around us risk their eternal fate in an alternative faith.

Let’s live with conviction to the truth of the Bible. When we invest in it – and the One who wrote it – we can’t get lost.

Think About It!

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