The Truth Will Set Us Free

The truth sometimes stings, but our reaction to the truth shows what we are made of. We can ignore or deny the charges and explain away the evidence, or we can take the truth humbly to heart, be accountable and let it change us.

...Truth confronts us with that which we do not want to know.
...Truth also hurts when it requires us to stop doing what we want to do, or requires us to start doing what we don't want to do.
...Truth is painful when it focuses on our own responsibilities and shortcomings instead of allowing us to focus on everyone else's

Yet when truth is painful, or requires something a person does not want to give or do, they often act as though it is somehow negotiable, or worse, non-existent. Avoiding truth is destructive but accepting Truth is instructive and shows us how to change pain to joy.


Who turned on the light to lead us out of our darkness? We are not always happy about the bright light coming on too quickly as it hurts the eyes..

think of a movie theater as we come to the end of a great story, still basking in the wonderfulness of it and FLICK! the light comes on. We squint and explore with our hands for a time but as the light comes over us, we rush forward with the knowledge of where we are going.

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

Truth is not a principle. Truth is a person: Jesus Christ.

One of the clearest and best-known statements by Jesus is 

Dear Lord, Help me to seek your truth, to find the Light of your way in this world of much darkness.  Sometimes I think I can just use a small lamp or a tiny candle flame to find my way, but I am just ignoring what I know to be true.  Jesus You are the Light of the World, thank you for showing me the way.  In your precious name. Amen.