And That's the Truth

 Greetings to  you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ,

     Psalm 119:151 says, “Thou art near, O LORD; and all thy commandments are truth.”

     One of the things that irritates me the most is a deliberate lie.  It irritates me because I told a lie not too long ago and I thought  it was going to  kill me before I confessed and straightened matters out.  I mentioned it before so won’t bother with the details again.  Recently, i was lied to again and this time the person came clean about the whole matter and resulted in a good ending for once.  Sometimes, people don’t intentionally lie but they speak on a subject that they don’t know anything about and so their facts are already tainted.  What is a tad strange is that a person who detests lying, seems to be prone to lie.  That which they hate, has overtaken them.

     The focus then needs to be on that which is truth and not that which is false.  The word “truth” is mentioned over 200 times in the Bible and quite often in the poetical books.  Obviously, one chapter, Psalm 119, the word is mentioned four times.  It is also worthy to note that in the Psalms, the word is used 40 times.  God is interested in that which is true.  I had a video call yesterday from a person who had set up a fake identity for a person supposedly living in Oakland, California.   I wasn’t surprised when the call came through and the number was based in Nigeria.  Truth won out and the person begged for forgiveness for what they had done.  I could dwell on the lie and judge the person who had done it, or I could change my own thought pattern.  Paul exhorts us to change our thinking and instead focus on some different characteristics.  Philippians 4:8 says, “ Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”  It may be true that it is difficult to find some positive characteristics to think about with some people especially after you were a victim of someone’s false statements.  Of course there is one souce of “truth” in which we can safely rely and that is the Word of God.  The Navigators had or may still have a motto, “To know Christ and to make Him known.”  In order for us to fulfill that, we have to go to the only reliable source, which is the Bible.  The historian, Josephus, may support the historical facts, but  ijn order to know Christ in a personal relationship is going to require the Word of God.  To me, the Father, the Son, the Holy Spirit and the Word of God are the only things that you can trust today.  The end of the matter is for us to put our faith in the Word of God and nothing else.  Praise god that He has given us His Word.