Truth is the prism that reveals God’s glory, beauty, and love.
At the trial of Jesus, Pilate said, “What is truth?”
I believe that was a cry from his heart. A man of his position had likely compromised his integrity in his climb to power.
The presence of God standing before him caused him to question his current circumstances and the turmoil in his spirit.
His wife, Claudia, was a godly woman who understood spiritual matters and the precepts of truth and pleaded with Pilate not to have anything to do with Jesus’s judgment, a plea that resonated with the perception that Jesus was more than a mere man.
Jesus boldly said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” John 14:6 KJV
The Bible says:
“I have chosen the way of truth: thy judgments have I laid before me. (Psalm 119:30 KJV)
“For the word of the LORD is right, and all his works are done in truth.” (Psalm 33:4 KJV)
Why is Truth Important?
Truth works in our lives like a diamond, with many facets formed under intense pressure and purification processes that transform the elements into something transparent and beautiful.
God, who is absolute truth, has displayed his works emanated by all of nature, immutable and open for all to see.
How is it that nature is so powerful and raw yet so intensely precise?
It is because everything that exists does so by God’s will. He created everything out of nothing and did it in perfect, precise harmony.
Truth is not subjective. Truth doesn’t comply with personal preference.
We can assume an opinion, but it is presumptuous to believe there is more than one definition of truth: “This is my truth; that is your truth.”
Truth stands alone and is not based on personal opinion.
Instead, God expects us to form our lives according to his immutable, absolute truth, as the Bible reveals.
The Bible reflects his nature. It reveals truth and discerns the thoughts and intent of the heart.
We must not create our own version of truth, but we must conform to it as it is revealed to us. The perfect Word of God must shape our intellect, scruples, and emotions to emulate the reflection of our Heavenly Father.
As light shines through a prism, truth must shine through our lives to bring glory and beauty to the Almighty God.
In the book of Numbers, the scripture says “God is not a man that he should lie.”
God is omnipotent and the Creator of all things for his pleasure! Simply put, he is the embodiment of truth and created all matter.
The universes, oceans, all creatures, every law of nature, and everything physically and spiritually were created for his pleasure.
When humanity cries out to God and seeks him with all their heart, God reveals a path that will transform their fallen nature. He will bring personal revelation to free us from our dark and fallen nature while gently drawing us into his presence.
Paul says that being filled with God’s Spirit, the Holy Ghost, is joy unspeakable and full of glory.
The Psalmist said, “Buy the truth and sell it not.”
The Consequence of Rejecting Truth
We exist in a world where the fallen nature within humanity is in an all-out war to obliterate truth and live a life in anarchy.
The prevailing spirit of our world is selfish indulgence and emulation at all costs. Most of humanity is either enslaved to poverty and struggle to survive or driven by the desire to be rich and powerful at the expense of whoever may be in the way.
The Bible says that in the days of Noah,
And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
And it repented the Lord that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.
And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air; for it repenteth me that I have made them. “(Genesis 6:5-7 KJV)
Genesis 1:31 states, “God saw everything that he had made, and, behold, it was very good.”
How sad that in just a short time humanity, to fulfill their own lust, walked away from God to be led down the path of destruction by subtlety and deceit.
Since the loss of innocence, humanity has been battling for truth.
When we align ourselves with truth, all things work toward our good.
Jesus said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” (John 14:6 KJV)
The choice seems simple, yet God’s Word says men love darkness rather than light.
Light is truth that shines into the darkest room of our souls to reveal what we are.
John 3:19 states, “And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light because their deeds were evil.”
God is not a God of condemnation. He desires to redeem us from our fallen nature and restore our position of sonship so that we can walk in his presence and fellowship.
Because men love darkness rather than light, they excuse themselves of their evil deeds by walking in delusion, justifying their ways, and despising those who walk in truth.
The first record of blatant rejection came with the history of Cain and Able. These brothers had faith and knew they should come before God with a sacrifice.
Able chose to offer a lamb from his flock This lamb had been nurtured and loved, so the sacrifice was personal.
He was also aware that God shed the blood of an animal as a substitute for the judgment passed to humanity from Adam and Eve.
Cain, on the other hand, offered fruits and vegetables from the ground he had tilled. The problem was that Cain, knowing what God required, chose to offer fruit from a cursed ground and became enraged when God chose not to honor it.
God came and reasoned with Cain, literally pleading with him,
“And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? And why is thy countenance fallen? If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? And if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door, and unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. (Genesis 4:6-7 KJV)
Paraphrased: if you are not willing to accept correction, sin will overcome and bring you into bondage.
Cain had the opportunity to admit his error and walk in truth, but he chose to walk in darkness. His choice drove him out of God’s presence, and he perpetuated a Godless lineage.
He found excuses to justify himself but at the expense of knowing the truth.
Jesus said, “Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.” (John 8:32 KJV)
There is no compromise, no alternative. No opinion can change the truth.
Yet, you can choose what you believe and how you will live.
He created us with a free will, allowing us complete freedom to determine our own destiny along with the consequence of our choice.
God is not afraid of your inquiry. He welcomes your questions.
Isaiah 1:18 says, “Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”
Sin separates us from the truth.
The question then becomes, Are you willing to accept the Author of Truth?
Our human fallen nature separates us from God, but the work of Jesus Christ reconciles us with God by taking away the sin that separates us!
Some believe Calvary allows us to sin without penalty.
This conception is wrong. We must repent (turn away from sin), be baptized (bury the old man and have our sins washed away by the blood of Jesus), and put on the new man through the infilling of the Holy Spirit! (Acts 2:38)
Our redemption is not a license to sin but the power to overcome it!
There was a time when all humanity knew of God, but because man chose not to retain God in their knowledge, he allowed them to believe a lie.
“Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.” (Romans 1:21)
“Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the Creator, who is blessed forever. Amen.” (Romans 1:25)
“For this cause, God gave them up to vile affections…” (Romans 1:26)
Men rejected the truth, and darkness permeated our consciousness. Good is called evil, and evil is accepted and celebrated because humankind loves, not the truth!
Oh, let us seek truth! Let us desire and long for it!
Find the truth!
Buy the truth and sell it not!
Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free!
There is a great, big, wonderful God who is waiting to change your life and give you beauty for ashes and dancing for your mourning.
He is waiting for you to become hungry enough to seek him.
You have to take that step of faith to begin your journey of discovering the beauty and wonder of a relationship with your Creator.
He has loved you first and is waiting for you to love him back!