ARE YOU ON THE SIDE OF TRUTH?
Part 1

“Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found.
Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed.”
(Isaiah 59:14 NLT).

Let’s get the facts straight. Our God is a God of truth. It is impossible for Him to lie. One writer says: “Truth is not truth unless it meets God’s definition of truth.’’ Conversely, the devil is a liar and is called “the father of lies.”

There is no middle road. We are either on the side of truth or we believe the devil’s lies. We are either in God’s kingdom which is a kingdom of absolute truths, or we are in the devil’s kingdom of lies and distorted truth. The devil makes his deceptions look good, plausible, and wise, but they are still lies. The worst lies are those that look like truth.

Charles Spurgeon wrote: "Discernment is not a matter of simply telling the difference between right and wrong; rather it is telling the difference between right and almost right."

Because God is truth, He wants us to live in truth. We must saturate ourselves with truth. We must be proactive about truth. If we don’t proactively go after truth, we can be deceived. If we think we’ll know the truth without studying the truth, we can be misled. Our God is “abundant in truth,” and therefore we should be abundant in truth also.

When a nation is founded and governed by truth, God releases His blessings. Lies and corruption destroy. We are facing this now in our nation. Isaiah 59:14, 15 (NLT) discloses what’s happening: “Our courts oppose the righteous, and justice is nowhere to be found. Truth stumbles in the streets, and honesty has been outlawed. Yes, truth is gone, and anyone who renounces evil is attacked.”

It’s time for truth to be restored. It’s time for parents who love truth and want truth established in our nation again to raise children who are grounded in truth, filled with truth, and who know how to speak the truth. It’s time to stand up against the deception and corruption that is happening in  our nation. We are facing this in our nation today with the corrupt impeachment against our president. It’s hard to believe that so-called intelligent people can believe their own lies. Romans 1:28 tells us that when they don’t want God in their minds and hearts, He gives them over to a “reprobate mind” (a mind void of judgment and abhorred by God and man). 2 Thessalonians 2:11 tells us that He sends them a “strong delusion.”

I am giving you 50 verbs about truth. Each point stands on its own, but please forgive me if I get carried away on some of the points! Do you think we could make each one part of our lives? Don’t keep them to yourselves but share each one with your children as you raise them to be filled with truth and truth speakers in the land. These can be a great Bible study for you and your family.

I believe we should be . . .

1. TRUTH ACKNOWLEDGERS

Titus 1:1: “Paul, a servant of God . . . according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness.” Read Timothy 1:25.

2. TRUTH ANSWERERS

Proverbs 22:20, 21: “Have not I written to thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge, That I might make thee know the certainty of the words of truth; that thou mightiest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee?”

We must know the truth to be able to answer the questions of our children, and all we speak to. Mothers have a great responsibility to know the truth for they are the ones who primarily pass truth on to their children. Read 2 Timothy 1:5; 3:15; Colossians 4:6; and 1 Peter 3: 15.

3. TRUTH BEARERS

As Jesus stood before Pilate ready to be delivered to death He said: “For this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice” (John 18:37).

Paul confessed: “I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus” (Galatians 6:17 and 2 Corinthians 4;10). He suffered stripes, beatings, and stonings for speaking the truth of the Gospel.

4. TRUTH BELIEVERS

We are saved through “belief in the truth” (2 Thessalonians 2:13). We come to Christ by believing the truth. We continue walking in Christ by believing the truth. As we come to understand more of God’s truth as we read His word, we believe it. We don’t doubt it. We don’t question it. We believe it because it is God’s infallible Word written by the One cannot lie.

The psalmist states in Psalm 119:66: “I have believed thy commandments.” We are either believers or unbelievers. No in between. Doubting is still unbelief.

Mark 9:23: “If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.” Read also Mark 11:23, 24.

 

PRAYER:

“I thank You, Father, that You are the God of Truth. I trust You wholly. I trust Your word. Heaven and earth will pass away, but Your living Word abides forever. Please help me to never deviate from Your truth. Amen.”

AFFIRMATION:

When I stick with truth, I am safe; when I deviate from truth, I am on a shaky path.

 

FURTHER STUDY:

Please look up and meditate on the following Scriptures. Each one is powerful. Teach them to your children. Use them as a study in your Family Devotions. We must know that God is truth in the very essence of our beings.

GOD IS TRUTH

Exodus 34:6; Numbers 23:19; Deuteronomy 32:4; 1 Samuel 15:29; Psalm 25:5; 31:5; 45:3, 4; 57:3, 10; 86:15; 89:14; 96:13; 100:5; 108:4; 146:6; Jeremiah 4:2; 10;10; Malachi 3:9; John 3:33; 7:28, 29; 17:3; Romans 1:25; 1 Thessalonians 1:9; Titus 1:2; Hebrews 6:17, 18; and 1 John 5:20.

JESUS CHRIST IS TRUTH

Matthew 22:16; John 1:14, 17; 14:6; and 17:3.

THE HOLY SPIRIT IS TRUTH

John 7:37-39; 14:16-18; 15:26; 16:13; 1 John 2:20, 27; and 5:6.

GOD’S WORD IS TRUTH

Psalm 19:9-11; 33:4, 5; 43:3; 111:7, 8; 117:2; 119:142, 151, 160; 138:2; John 17;17; Proverbs 30:5; Daniel 10:21; John 5:39; 8:31, 32; Romans 15;5; Ephesians 1:13; 1 Corinthians 10:11; 2 Timothy 3:15-17; 2 Timothy 2:15; James 1:18; 1 Peter 1:23; and 2 Peter 1:20, 21.

THE DEVIL IS THE DECEIVER AND FATHER OF LIES

Isaiah 14;12-14; Matthew 13;19; John 8:44; 2 Corinthians 2: 11; 11:3, 14; Ephesians 2;2; 6:11, 12; 2 Thessalonians 2:9-12; 2 Timothy 2:26; 1 Peter 5;8, 9; 1 John 3:8; and Revelation 12:9.

No. 4 TRUTH BELIEVERS

Mark 16:1, 17; John 3:15, 16, 18, 36; 5:24; 6:35, 40, 47; 7:38, 39; 11:26, 27; 14;12; and 20:31.