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What is truth?

Did you ever find it hard to tell the truth?  I mean, that sounds like a ridiculous question, but seriously, think about it.  Your best friend asks you if you like her new blouse (uhhh, YUK!) – you open up a present and it’s the LAST thing you would EVER like . . . . get my drift?  Sometimes, the truth is just NOT that easy. 

Its not popular either.  Hearing the truth today is a rare gem if you ask me.  Where can we find the truth?  The news?  TV?  Isn’t that someone’s “version” of the truth (“versions of truth?” - that’s scary!).  Even churches “vary” on their “truth”. 

John the Baptist came to prepare the way for THE TRUTH.  For isn’t Jesus the WAY, THE TRUTH AND THE LIFE?

      “A voice of one calling in the desert, ‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make
       straight paths for Him. Every valley shall be filled in, every mountain and
       hill made low. The crooked roads shall become straight, the rough ways
       smooth.   And all mankind will see God’s salvation.’”

He was the voice of one calling in the desert, proclaiming truth.  That was one of his “jobs” you could say.  He wasn’t very popular though and later was put in prison and beheaded. 

Pilate asked Jesus, WHAT IS TRUTH? when He was arrested and brought before the Sanhedrin.   

Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and
for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth.
Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.”
 "What is truth?”  Pilate asked.  (John 18-my emphasis)

Aren’t we (Christians, believers in Christ) on the “side of truth”?  Yet to tell the truth is hard for us - something’s wrong with that picture!  I work for an attorney and when he preps clients for depositions, he tells them three reasons why to tell the truth:

§         It’s the easiest
§         Its right
§         They will find out if you don’t

When you lie, you have to remember what you lied about and who you lied to.   The truth?  Its easy to remember cause . . .  . IT’S THE TRUTH!  

Unfortunately, deceit and lies come natural to us.  Our hearts are “naturally” deceitful.  We think there is no other way than to lie.  There isn’t another option.  But Psalm 32 tells us

Blessed is the man whose sin the LORD does not count against him
and in whose spirit is no deceit.

That is Satan’s ploy – to tell us there is no other way than to lie.  Satan is the father of lies.  He loves it when we lie (even little white lies btw.)

I used to be full of lies.  Totally.  I didn’t know how to tell the truth.  Then something “happened” – oh, it wasn’t “magical” but it was life-changing.  I realized I was lying (conviction) and also realized what THE TRUTH was.  I heard it in my church and read it in the Bible.  God’s Word – THE TRUTH - slowly but surely, THE TRUTH permeated my being and deceit and lies were ugly and just not “me” anymore.

Jesus’ own words in John 16

     But when He, the Spirit of truth, comes, He will guide you into all truth.
     He will not speak on His own; He will speak only what He hears, and He
     will tell you what is yet to come. He will bring glory to Me by taking from
     what is Mine and making it known to you.

I started putting on my “BELT OF TRUTH” every day – (the armor of God – Ephesians 6) and I can’t go anywhere without it!

My prayer is that we arm ourselves, fill up JUST TODAY with THE TRUTH and then tomorrow, do it again!

I would like to leave you with this beautiful psalm.


Psalm 15
LORD, who may dwell in Your sanctuary?    Who may live on Your holy hill?  He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart . . .  He who does these things will NEVER be shaken.

May our hearts see AND BE FULL OF . . . . . THE TRUTH.

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