What Is Truth?

My Utmost For His Highest

 

‘What is it that blinds you to the peace of God “in this your day”? Do you have a strange god-not a disgusting monster but perhaps an unholy nature that controls your life? More than once God has brought me face to face with a strange god in my life, and I knew that I should have given it up, but I didn’t do it. I got through the crisis “by the skin of my teeth,” only to find myself still under the control of that strange god. I am blind to the very things that make for my own peace. It is a shocking thing that we can be in the exact place where the Spirit of God should be having His completely unhindered way with us, and yet we only make matters worse, increasing our blame in God’s eyes.’ CHAMBERS

 

Do you find it curious that much of the Bible has to do with the failings of man toward God?  Wouldn’t it be great if you were born again and then you never had to deal with failing .. sinning … your old nature again?  Since God does not make mistakes .. there must be some purpose in His leaving us exposed to sin .. vulnerable to it.  Do you sometimes find that you are serving a “strange god”, all the while thinking or pretending that you walking in the light as He is in the light?  Do you know people who praise Jesus with their words, but their hearts are far from God?  People who call on God when they are in trouble and give Him lip service the rest of the time?

 

The Bible is Truth.  Truth does not change with time.  Truth does not change with geography or culture.  (Isaiah 40:8) “The grass withers, the flower fades, but the word of our God will stand forever.”  It doesn’t matter what people do with Truth, it’s nature cannot be changed.  Ignoring Truth will not make it go away.  That is the ostrich approach to life … stick you head in the sand and pretend that the problem is not there.  2 Timothy 3:16 says that purposes of scripture are  “teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, [so] that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work.” God wants to be glorified through the Christian’s life … but that won’t happen if we are not living for Him, but for ourselves.  Yielding to our old nature.  Forgetting God.  The Bible is filled with examples of people who did that.  God must think it is important for us to know about to devote so much of His revelation to it.  My encouragement today .. Walk in the Truth. Draw near to God and He will draw near to you and encourage others to do the same.

 

Bondye Beni Ou (God Bless You)