Fake News or Good News?

        We sometimes hear the expression,”seeing is believing.” Well, that may not always be the case unless you are standing right there taking the photo. I recently saw a collection of photos that displayed people hanging precariously from a jagged rock which looked like they were hanging on the edge of a cliff. The people were all smiling and looking like they were challenging their fate. What was not seen was the fact that the rock was only about 2 feet off of the ground. If you fell, you wouldn't fall far. The photo showed one thing, but actually being there would show quite another thing. The angle of the photo made all of the people seem as if they were very high up. The idea of the photos were to illustrate the idea of “fake news.” We often hear that term being used today and there are many examples of it in the news today. In the end, we don't depend on photos of something, but the real thing itself in order to judge the reliability of the claim. Job 19:25-27 says, “For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth: And though after my skin worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God:  Whom I shall see for myself, and mine eyes shall behold, and not another; though my reins be consumed within me.”

       Job was a man who underwent a lot of suffering but he never lost faith in God. His wife even told him to simply curse God and die. He never did. He remained faithful, and since we know the end of the account, was doubly blessed by God in the end. During his trouble, Job kept hold on his faith in God and made the above statement. What he says is good news for both the Old and New Testaments. We might think that the Apostles had made the statement, but in fact, it was made by Job even before the days of Moses. He knew that he would see his Redeemer. Job makes the statement, “I shall see for myself.” He will be right there. It will not be the report of someone else but Job himself will see his Redeemer even after his body has decayed, he will still see his Redeemer and he will do it “in the flesh.” The world has long attempted to come up with “fake news” in regard to heaven and how to get there. Some religious leaders have even persuaded their followers to drink poison kool aid or have given promises not based on the Scriptures. There are some things that still need to be “old fashioned,” and one of the greatest is checking things out in the Word of God. One thing we can say about Job was that he never lost his faith in his Redeemer. God did put things in perspective to Job in the latter chapters, and we notice that God listened to what God said and didn't try to come up with his own ideas about how those things took place. The world can come up with all of its “fake” roads to heaven but I will still remain faithful to the words of Job and can say along with him that I shall see Him for myself. You can always rely upon the Bible as not containing fake news but only the Good News of the Gospel. Don't rely on others giving you their comments on spiritual things bu check it all out with the authoritative Word of God. Get rid of the fake news and look to the good news. Praise God for His Word today and all the rest of the days of your life.