The heart is deceitfully wicked who can know it. Did you ever want something bad enough you ignored the consequences? Not even once? What about that hot fudge Sunday knowing the extra calories, sugar and fat were detrimental to your health. Ice Cream is dairy, it has calcium in it. I need dairy. Calcium is needed for my bones. No? Okay then, how about this one? I know that the speed limit is 55 mph but everyone is going 80 mph, so I am going to just stay with traffic? In reality you left the house late trying to make up time. These are some of my battles with truth. Like a child I want, what I want.
The children of God wanted a God they could see and worship. They knew the 10 Commandments but built a golden calf anyway, ignoring the truth of the first two commandments. Justifying our behavior is learned early. He hit me, so I hit him back. We knew hitting was not an acceptable behavior but we justified our action based on their behavior. Since when is that ever right? The truth is tough for people regardless of age, race, religion, economics, gender or education. Simply knowing truth does not make us free, it’s accepting it as truth, believing it and receiving the truth, obeying the truth that makes us free.
Jesus took our place, just as if he was the guilty one. Justified is the term I like to use for what Jesus did for us. He justified us with the great exchange. His righteousness for our guilt. His freedom for our chains. The truth is tough for all of us to accept and apply to our life, but it is possible. It's a choice. It's a choice we are free to make every day. Truth is truth whether we choose to believe it and live it, or not.
The children of God wanted a God they could see and worship. They knew the 10 Commandments but built a golden calf anyway, ignoring the truth of the first two commandments. Justifying our behavior is learned early. He hit me, so I hit him back. We knew hitting was not an acceptable behavior but we justified our action based on their behavior. Since when is that ever right? The truth is tough for people regardless of age, race, religion, economics, gender or education. Simply knowing truth does not make us free, it’s accepting it as truth, believing it and receiving the truth, obeying the truth that makes us free.
Jesus took our place, just as if he was the guilty one. Justified is the term I like to use for what Jesus did for us. He justified us with the great exchange. His righteousness for our guilt. His freedom for our chains. The truth is tough for all of us to accept and apply to our life, but it is possible. It's a choice. It's a choice we are free to make every day. Truth is truth whether we choose to believe it and live it, or not.
ACTION STEP: Confused about a decision? What is truth. Once you find out what the Word of God says about a subject allow that to settle the issue. Practice loving truth. Practice living truth. Decide that even though the truth is tough for people, you are tough enough to accept it because of Jesus. Now, drive on by the Dairy Crème Corner. You can do this.
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