The Truth Will Set You Free

The Truth Sets You Free

        Jesus taught, “You shall know the truth and the truth will set you free.” Even those who do not acknowledge Jesus as the Christ agree that this is the highest kind of wisdom. Universities place this saying over their doors. Scientists are fiercely committed to finding the truth. Whenever you ask for guidance or counsel, you want to get it from someone who is fully in touch with the truth. You would not be interested in going on safari with a guide who believed that with just a little extra effort you could outrun a lion or a rhino. You would want a guide fully in touch with the truth, a guide who knows the limitations of human beings and the amazing strength and speed of those in the animal kingdom.

        When you make decisions on the most important issues in your life, you need to be in touch with the most central truths of life. The most important truth any of us can ever know is that there is a God, but we are not him. Any confusion about either one of those things gets us into big trouble. There is a great and powerful God who wants a relationship with us and who will use his amazing power to bless our lives, but we are the creatures and he is the Creator. Everything we have, we have from his hand. Have you done some great things? Have you received some recognition for accomplishments? If so, you did those things with the mind and strength God gave you. Without him you would be nothing. As Paul said to the proud Athenians: “He himself gives all men life and breath and everything else” (Acts 17:25).

        My life is full of relationships that are good and work that is fulfilling. I could act as though I have these things because I have worked hard and made some good decisions. That would be foolish. The truth is, everything I have, I have because God made it possible. He is the Alpha and the Omega. He is the beginning and the end. It is all about him from start to finish.