Wednesday, July 11, 2012

I am the truth

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free. John 8:32

Many today say there is no such thing as absolute truth. From philosophers to pop musicians, the word goes out that "true" is the only what you want it to be, and what is "true" for you isn't necessarily "true" for anyone else.
But Jesus Christ is absolute truth. Dozens of times He declares, "I tell you the truth.". In one of His boldest and most uncompromising statements He affirmed, "I am the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6). The writer of the Gospel of John stated, "grace and truth came through Jesus Christ." (John 1:17). James said that God "chose to give us birth through the word of truth" (James 1:18'NIV)
Do not be misled by the moral and spiritual relativity of our age. God has revealed His truth to us - in His written Word, the Bible, and in the living Word, Jesus Christ. And because Jesus is absolute truth, you can depend on Him absolutely!

Saturday, July 7, 2012

The Day Is at Hand

     I once read about a sundial on which was inscribed the cryptic message, ''It is later than you think.'' Travelers would often pause to meditate on the meaning of that phrase.  Its author undoubtedly wanted to remind others of the shortness of the uncertainty of life.
     We Christians have a sundial-the Word of God. From Genesis to Revelation it bears its warning: ''It is later than you think.''  Writing the the Christians of his day Paul said, ''It is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we believed. The night is almost gone, and the day is at hand. Let us therefore lay aside the deeds of darkness and put on the armor of light'' (Rom. 13:11-12, NASB)
     Learn to live each day as if it were your last. Some day it will be.