“For everyone practicing evil hates the light and does not come to the light, lest his deeds should be exposed. But he who does the truth comes to the light, that his deeds may be clearly seen, that they have been done in God.” John 3:20-21 (NKJV)
As a follower of Christ, when someone asks you what you think about a particular topic, it is better not to give them your opinion, but rather, to state what you believe. As a believer, your faith is not based upon your opinion, but upon the truth of God.
Truth is different from opinion because it is founded in the nature, the character, and the will of God. Truth is different from opinion because Truth is eternal. Truth is different from opinion because truth is not influenced by national interests, personal interests, or cultural interests. Nations rise and fall, cultures come and go, and personal interests can differ from one life to the next.
Truth is a plumb line by which every life, nation, and culture can measure itself.
Truth is an anchor for the soul of every life, nation, and culture that wants to hold steady against the winds of adversity.
Truth is a light to the path of every life, nation, and culture that seeks to walk free from the deceptions that lead it into darkness.
Truth is the power that exalts a life, nation, and culture that desires to be kept from falling downward into reproach and shame.
Let the words of truth be in your love songs; Let the knowledge of truth be in your prayers; Let the practice of truth be in your kindnesses; Let the beauty of truth be in your worship; Let the utterance of truth be in your proclamations; Let the choices of truth be in your character; Let the celebration of truth be in your praise.
One of the most important parts of our legacy is to have followed the path where God’s truth has taken us.
“Lead me in Your truth and teach me, For You are the God of my salvation; On You I wait all the day.” Psalm 25:5 (NKJV)
By Roy Lessin
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FURTHER READING
• The Walk of Obedience – by Mary Pinckney
• Blessed Obedience – by Ideletter McVicker
• God Requires Risky Obedience – by Jon Walker
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