If the Truth Be Told…
John 8:31-32 “If you continue in My word, then you are truly disciples of Mine; and you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.”
IF… the truth be told
And… you know it and continue to know it
THEN… you will be free
Not just “any” truth… The WHOLE truth – NOTHNG BUT THE TRUTH – so help you God!
But if… something other than the truth, is the foundation of your world, this “other” has not/can not/will not set you free because it only has the power to enslave you to the task of proving (or yelling it loudly which proves nothing) IT IS right! Your life will be consumed with explaining the man/woman (the wizard of your life) behind the curtain. Granted, he/she has all the bells and whistles to intimidate, impress, and/or distract from the real deal! But when life comes down to bottom line, what can a human wizard do when the storm of truth CANCELS/DESTROYS all the lies, half truths, wishes, imaginations?
He/she is like a man who built a house on the ground without any foundation; and the torrent burst against it and immediately it collapsed, and the ruin of that house was great.” Luke 6:49
Whether you believe it or not, truth – the whole truth, WILL burst against the foundation of your life, and it WILL destroy that which neither sits upon nor is attached to that which CAN NOT BE shaken.
What foundation are you building upon? I’m sure your building is beautiful and shows your neighbors how successful you are because you know the true wizard. Money? Powerful position? The right friends? The wisdom of all the great thinkers? All hidden behind your curtain of certainty which is never certain, until it (and you) meet The Truth.
Jesus said, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life;” John 14:6
If you don’t know Jesus, you do not KNOW the Way… The Truth… or The Life!
He came to us once as Immanuel – God Himself, with us.
He came to provide us the way out of our certain ending – the wages of sin is death (eternal death).
He came to tell set us free from eternal death with the truth of His kingdom to come. He came to build His church (His nation, His people, His family); and the gates of Hades will not overpower it. Matthew 16:18
He came to be our Rock! Everyone who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them, I will show you whom he is like: he is like a man building a house, who dug deep and laid a foundation on the rock; and when a flood occurred, the torrent burst against that house and could not shake it, because it had been well built. Luke 6:47-48
But… we have to tear down our curtain, clean out all the bells and whistles of our FAKE security blankets and pacifiers , and place the Truth the center of out foundation. THE TRUTH that has not changed since the beginning of time. THE TRUTH that was not shaken or defeated when He stormed hell and rose in victory. THE TRUTH whom will judge the living and the dead. THE TRUTH for whom it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me ,and every tongue shall give praise to God .” Romans 14:11
The Truth does not depend upon your agreement, your belief, or your choice of wizards.
Truth, to be truth, is not a matter of opinion, or guesswork, or statistics, or imagination, or even, your belief or unbelief in it. It just and totally, IS!
GOD IS… God said to Moses, “ I AM WHO I AM”; and He said, “Thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, ‘ I AM has sent me to you.’” Exodus 3:14
IF… the TRUTH Be Told!
**All Scripture quoted comes from the “Bible Gateway” app and is the NASB version of the Bible unless otherwise noted.