12.2.8 "Got Truth?"

"Got Truth?"

Daniel 9:1-10:21
I John 2:18-3:6
Psalm 121:1-8
Proverbs 28:27-28

We live in a world of information overload. Never in all of history is it possible to learn so much from the internet, radio, sports scores on your cell phone, the list is endless. With a touch of the screen on my phone, I've got a calendar, 7 day forecast, email, internet, dictionary/thesaurus, spanish translator, & even a thing where i can hold my phone up to a radio & it will tell me what song is playing! If we have all this information, truth should be easy, right?

So what is truth? What is right? Where do you look it up? In I John 2, John is talking about those in the world who say that Jesus is not the Christ. We have a number of those people around us. Not only are they mixed up about that, they're mixed up about a lot of things.

"But you are not like that, for the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you know the truth. So I am not writing to you as to those who need to know the truth, but I warn you as those who can discern the difference between true and false." I John 2:20-21

We need to live as people who know the truth. We need to make sure our ideas, beliefs, opinions, and actions aren't defined by what society tells us. We need to make sure they come from the Holy Spirit's direction according to God's Word.

In a "blog" world, where people love to talk and express their thoughts & revelations, it can be too easy to develop a blog theology. It will change & react according to whatever the "hot" topic is. We must be Empowered through Biblical Training, not "Empowered" through opinions or popularity.

Our foundation must be firmly established in what is really important:

"...for God loves you very much." (Dan. 9:23)

"God loves you very much..." (Dan. 10:19)

"See how very much our heavenly Father loves us..." (1 John 3:1)

"Jehovah himself is caring for you!" (Psalm 121:5)

There is a theme to the truth of God's Word. We need to get this. We need this truth. When we know it in our hearts, it will effect the way we live. When we begin to grasp the depth of God's love it will change us. I John 3:2-3 says, "... when he comes we will be like him, as a result of seeing him as he really is. And everyone who really believes this will try to stay pure because Christ is pure."

There are people all around us who do not know what is right. They don't know the truth. We MUST be people of the word so they will know the path out of darkness. Your world is desperate for you to be who God has created you to be. You find your direction in the Word so you will be able to provide Direction for those in need. Being Empowered Through Biblical Training and discovering God's love equips us for the Mission to Reach our World for Christ.



Through the Power of the Spirit,
Live the DREAM!

P Greg


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