The Truth

The Truth.  In this day it seems as though truth is elusive, subject to change, different from one person to the next.  We hear talk of personal truth, “𝘐’𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘮𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩!”  As if truth can fluctuate and alter, dependent on who is speaking it.  One news channel will say it this way and another that.  How do we find truth with absolute certainty?

There is a verse in scripture that we quote so often, and it is one we should not take out of context – I’ve heard it phrased this way, “𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦.”   But let’s take a second and look at it in context; “𝙏𝙤 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙅𝙚𝙬𝙨 𝙬𝙝𝙤 𝙝𝙖𝙙 𝙗𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢, 𝙅𝙚𝙨𝙪𝙨 𝙨𝙖𝙞𝙙, “𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝙢𝙮 𝙙𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙞𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙨. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙩𝙧𝙪𝙩𝙝 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚.”   John 8:31-32.  Did you see the difference?  Did you notice the word Then?

“𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙢𝙮 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜!”  The New King James says, “𝙄𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙙𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙙.”  I love the Greek Word used here for hold, it’s ‘𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗼’ and means to abide, endure, remain and stay, to tarry and live in The Word, to remain in the same place or position over a period of time.  Literally to make yourself at home in God’s Word! 

Jesus told us this because He knew that truth would be hard to find, and He knew the only place it could be found – in His Word.  When we make ourselves at home in the scriptures, abide in them, tarry a while and consume them, THEN we shall know the truth which will set us free.

Free from condemnation, free from slavery to sin, free from the enemies lies, free from deception, free from the fear of death, free to live a life of joy, free from chaos and walking in peace, free to come boldly before the Father and live in relationship with Him.  Oh, what freedom, what truth, the truth of Jesus Christ.  𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙙 𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙫𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙩 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙃𝙞𝙨 𝙒𝙤𝙧𝙙!