Do you have the Truth?

We never came with words of flattery, nor did we seek glory from people
(1 Thess. 2:5,6a)

Dr James MacDonald recently tweeted this;
"I love my church because they can listen to a hard message, receive it ,and come back for more". Encouraged!

Truth- God's people can handle it. As a matter of fact, we want nothing less than the truth.

Now let's play the role of Pilate for a second and ask ourselves, what is truth? (John 18:38)

Well, Truth is absolute and authentic. Truth is unchanging. Truth is morally good. Truth is liberating.

As Christians, we anchor our feet in Truth and stand confidently upon it.

In John 14:6 Jesus claimed to be the Truth and the Life.
Jesus IS Truth we can trust.

Paul, Silas, and Timothy spoke truth into peoples lives, and never concerned themselves with the havoc it could have created to them personally. They chose not to flatter people with meaningless words in order to gain their approval, because they're intentions were never to seek popularity or self-promotion.
They also understood that Gods Word did not need their help in any way in order to have its perfect work carried out into the lives of those to whom it was delivered.
They knew the Truth, and their job duty was to give it out boldly and practically, and then leave the rest to God.

What a shame it is today to hear people profess Christ but fail to speak the truth about Him.

True Christians speak truth even if it wounds the heart, because true Christians receive the implanted word and bear fruit because of it.
A liar on the other hand speaks words to pacify the sinning soul. A liar preaches his or her agenda using the name of Christ for their own personal gain.

Rejoice today that we have great biblical examples like Paul, Silas and Timothy. These men not only spoke the truth, but believed it so much so that they exemplified it in their daily lives to the point of becoming willing participants of self-sacrifice.

Do you have the Truth?