Wednesday, March 26, 2014
The Truth Is Its’ Own Defense
There is a phrase in the legal world that is used as the test for when someone says something about something or someone and how they can defend themselves from being sued. The truth is its’ own defense. It means that if what you say is true, that is the ultimate defense. You cannot have someone sue you and win if what you are saying is truth. There is something similar for us as believers.
In fighting against our enemy, the truth is not only a defense, it is a weapon. God and what He says is the source of truth. God’s words always come to pass.
Isaiah 55:10 For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater:
11 So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in the thing whereto I sent it.
Here God told Isaiah that just like there is a cycle to water in the rain coming to the earth, watering and producing in the plant life, and returning to the heavens, His words are the same. He speaks, the words go out and do what He has commanded, and then the result returns to Him just as He said. In a way, this is the definition of truth. In the pursuit of seeking to walk with God, it is likely that we will not always get it right. That is a truth. Jesus died for all of the sins of all believers. That is a truth. Jesus spoke of this truth in the scripture I mentioned yesterday.
Matthew 7:24 Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock:
25 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock.
26 And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand:
27 And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
Here Jesus is saying plainly that those that hear and do are standing on the truth. They are being built upon Him for He alone is our Rock, and He alone is truth. John repeated this in telling us how to love one another.
1 John 3:18 My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.
19 And hereby we know that we are of the truth, and shall assure our hearts before him.
20 For if our heart condemn us, God is greater than our heart, and knoweth all things.
21 Beloved, if our heart condemn us not, then have we confidence toward God.
22 And whatsoever we ask, we receive of him, because we keep his commandments, and do those things that are pleasing in his sight.
Here John says that our actions need to line up with the truth, just as our words need to as well. If they do, then we are keeping God’s words, we are walking in the things that He says will come to pass, and we can receive all that we ask for because we are in the truth. Sounds simple enough, right? Well, maybe.
Some things what we read in the scriptures are challenging to understand. There may be parts that seem to contradict each other. However, from what we have just seen, that cannot be. God said both, therefore both are true. How do we reconcile these? Not our job. We do not have to reconcile anything. We just need to say the truth, and try to do the truth. What about the conflict that may seem to exist?
The answers are not in our heads. Don’t try to figure it out and make up some kind of rule about it. We go to God. We spend time with God. We trust God to show us how to walk it out. And oh yeah, when we do that, we destroy the enemy and his works.
Prayer
Father, we praise and exalt You. You alone are King. We do not always get things right. For that we ask You to forgive us. We need Your help to understand what You want us to do. We want to walk in Your truth. We trust You that You are on our side. Please show us Your ways that we might walk in them. Please send us today Your healing, Your deliverance, and Your provision. In Jesus’ (Yeshua’s) name. Amen.