Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Day 24: Transformed by Truth

"The truth will set you free." I remember hearing that statement as a reason to be honest, to confess to some bit of wrong doing, etc. I don't ever once remember it being referenced to the Bible. The truth that sets me free is not something that comes out of my mouth, it's something that goes into my head. God's Word is that Truth.

I've been learning from the world for the past 37 years. The world is where I learned my alphabet, my colors, math, etc. The world also has been teaching me what is "acceptable behavior". Sometimes what used to be acceptable becomes unacceptable, like smoking in restaurants. And the opposite is also true like when NYC passed a law under the umbrella of equal treatment under the law that says it's acceptable for a women to be topless anywhere that a man enjoys that same freedom. (beaches, parks, etc)

But God's Truth, God's Laws are unchanging. The Bible was finished almost 2000 years ago. Nothing has been changed to make it more 'politically correct', or to modernize it. Even the countries names have stayed the same, we know that Babylon was in what we now call Iraq, but the Bible stories don't change.

I've admitted before that I don't know a lot of Bible stories, outside of the major ones. But I do accept God's Word as the ultimate authority in my life. The problem is that, just like with some of the world's laws, I tend to avoid the ones that are inconvenient. I admit that I've been treating God's Law's like speed limit signs. I follow them when I'm in a crowd following them, or when the weather is rough. Now, when I'm alone on the road, I'm not doing 90 in a 45, but even if I'm only doing 47, I'm speeding.

But living in the Truth requires me to know what that is. I need to spend more time reading my Bible, learning God's Word on all things. And then once I've learned it, I have to put God's Word into action in my life. In the past, even when I've read the Bible, I'm still not in the Truth. I have to put what I've read into action, if the world says something is acceptable, I have to bounce it off the truth of God's Word. And then I have to do what is right, not what is acceptable!

The Gospel of John brings us our Bible verse today:
Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:31-32(KJV)
Today's question was tough for me to answer. Not because I didn't know the answer, the Spirit lead me right to it, but because I didn't want to admit the answer.What has God already told me in His Word that I haven't started doing yet? It sounds weird in today's day and age, but it's a problem with one of the basic commandments. I haven't been honoring my parents. I forgot to call my mother on her birthday, I can't remember the last time I called my father on his. You may think it's 'silly' I know, but it's against God's will.

Remember:The Truth transforms me

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