Colossians 1:27 - To them [who are true believers] willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Oh, how many times will I write the one truth that is the most important truth there is? That Jesus is our Savior. He is our life when we grasp hold of that concept. I've mentioned previously about a study our church did called the Truth Project. Well, they're offering it again and I sat in on Lesson 2, again! Truth...truth...truth. We cannot live without it. We must search for it, we must listen for it. If we don't know what truth (Truth) is peace is distant. I mentioned last week the Bible tells us that we are destroyed for the lack of knowledge.
We are living in troubling times. Not all news media will acknowledge this. We are not being told the truth in many instances. Somewhere some authority is holding the truth from us for their own control and power. The media will soon be under their complete control and we will be fed more lies. From a spiritual standpoint, we can say this is a work of Satan. He has blinded eyes of authority and some in the world so he is able to drag down more people than Jesus can pull up. That's Satan's job; that's his goal. And many are buying into this unwittingly.
But those of us who know Jesus, know the Truth. Yes, it's very frustrating to see the lies that are being fed to us, to see double standards taking effect. Ugh.
Our country was founded on the principles of God...which include freedom. When we have Jesus in our lives, we have freedom from all the things this world dishes out whether we become slaves to the world or not. We have that great hope that is in the Lord. I watched an episode of Glenn Beck the other day and he pointed this out:
No peace without hope
No hope without liberty
No liberty without integrity
No integrity without virtue
No virtue without enlightenment
No enlightenment without truth
Let me add this: No Jesus, no peace; know Jesus, know peace. We've all seen that bumper sticker!
What's that last word in Beck's little list above? There it is again, truth. The hope of peace can only come about when we know what truth is. When we know what that truth (Truth) is, we become enlightened. We gain knowledge and often change our ways of thinking and acting and virtue steps in. When we are virtuous in others' eyes, we are seen as having integrity. We have shaken the deception in our lives and the burden of those lies has given us liberty. With liberty we have hope and with hope comes peace. Jesus is all these things.
He is the Truth. He is the One who enlightens as the Light of the world. Virtue is a conformity to a standard of right. Isn't that what Jesus did? He was without fault...and yet He was falsely accused. Integrity comes out of virtue...a soundness to moral values. Again, sounds like Jesus. With the truth, with Jesus, we have liberty. Hallelujah! That gives us a hope for our future that we can totally count on. Jesus rocks!
We need now, more than ever, to grasp hold of Truth, to know it (Him) and live it. He will be our main Source of provision in times of trouble. He will be the greatest Peace we will have to hold on to.
John 14:7 - Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you.
So right on, Laurie girl!!!
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