For Your faithful love is before my eyes, and I live by Your truth. Psalm 26:3
My words…
In a world where Satan, the Father of Lies, has a stranglehold on human creation, it is difficult to identify the truth when I hear it. But this I know: You, Lord, speak truthfully; you say what is right. (Isaiah 45:19). You, Jesus, are the way, the truth, and the life. (John 14:6). And Your Spirit is the One who testifies because the Spirit is the truth. (1 John 5:6) All Your promises are true; all Your instructions are right. The entirety of Your word is truth. (Psalm 119:160) I don’t have to wonder if I am being bamboozled. I don’t fear I am being led down the wrong path. What a spirit-refreshing comfort this is!
I, by nature, distrust nearly everything I hear and am suspicious of most of what I see around me. I know. It’s not a good look. But when I experience firsthand the damage caused by liars, hackers, and con-artists, I grow cynical of society in general. If a girl scout were to come to my door selling cookies, she better be wearing her uniform to prove she is what she says she is. I want to see badges! I don’t want to be tricked into believing something that is not true. Especially if it costs me my money or my time. Why? Because it makes me feel foolish. And I don’t like that. I admit. It’s a pride issue.
Cue Holy Spirit.
I confess. As my mother would say, I am the pot calling the kettle black. Have I lied to others? Yes. Have I deceived others into thinking something is true when it’s not? Yep. Have I embellished the truth to make it sound more exciting than it actually is? I have. So, I was the one to make someone else feel foolish. Hmmm. Will You forgive me? I know You will because You say You will. And You only speak truth.
Thank You for sharing Your truth with me because it’s the only source of real truth I have. In a dark world where I don’t know what to believe, Your truth is the light along my path.
Would it be so bad if I bought cookies from a girl who is not what she claims to be? After all, I come away with cookies. And she is brought before Your throne when I pray for her as she walks away.
