I’m often amazed by the lies that I’m convinced of.  More interesting is that the one person deceiving me, is myself, ha ha.  Often times I can convince myself that something is “ok” for me because I’ll have the willpower to withstand temptation.  What’s interesting is when my “truth” and God’s Word differ.  For example, I may think I can withstand temptation – God tells us just the opposite – we should RUN from sin.  The picture given in the Bible of this is Joseph, a man chosen by God to provide for the nation of Israel during a time of famine.  Joseph was a servant of the king.  Joseph was confronted by the king’s wife, who “offered herself” to him.  His response was not to check out the scenery, but literally he ran, even leaving his coat behind after the king’s wife grabbed onto it, to try to hold him there.  I digress, my point is that if I can’t even trust the truth I’m telling myself, where do I look for truth about how to live my life?

It’s quite humbling actually; God is teaching me that I really don’t know anything.  I don’t have any advice to give.  I don’t have any wisdom to offer.  I don’t have any truth to bring to others of my own, especially if I’m able to deceive myself, ha ha.  God says in John 14:6 – “⁶Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”  There is not truth apart from God, God IS Truth, just as He IS Love, He IS the only Way, and there is NO life apart from Him.   

This is what Jesus is saying when he tells the Pharisees in John 8:31:32 – ” ³¹So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, ³²and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”  The Truth that sets us free is Jesus.  How we know Him is by abiding (resting in / meditating in / treasuring / memorizing to plant in our hearts) in His Word.  I hope this is encouraging to you, and God is richly blessing your time with Him in His Word.  May we all know the Truth that is from God alone.  Know you’re prayed for.

Grace and Peace,
Adam