God’s Blessings of Truth Whenever we bless someone, the blessings that the High Priest would speak over the people comes to mind. He said, “The Lord bless you and keep you; the Lord make His face shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the Lord lift up His countenance upon you, and give you […]

Truthing In Love Paul tells us not to be like little children in our understanding being tossed to and fro by every wind of doctrine, but rather we need to be “Speaking the truth in love.” (Ephesians 4:15a) The kindest thing we can do is to tell people the truth, which is the sign of […]

Living In Deception It takes a lot of strength to maintain a deception. Living a deceptive lifestyle is difficult if not impossible. To hide sin takes a lot of work and careful planning, because whatever the lie may be, it needs to be remembered the exact same way every time the story is told. And […]

Don’t Shoot the Messenger There’s an old adage saying, “Don’t shoot the messenger.” Just because you don’t like what the messenger is saying is no reason to hate the messenger. This is especially true in the Apostle Paul’s case. “Have I therefore become your enemy because I tell you the truth?” (Galatians 4:16) The Galatians […]

Devotional: Truth What is truth? This was Pilate’s question to Jesus. This is the question of the ages, and if we don’t get it right, then we’re in for a world of hurt, not only in this life, but for eternity as well. Jesus said, “For this cause I was born, and for this cause […]

Truth Has Fallen Alan Redpath said, “America is a mission field for heresy.” God’s truth has fallen in America. How else can we explain the rise of all the false religious belief systems like Mormonism, Jehovah’s Witnesses, Christian Science, Scientology, and New Age spirituality to name a few? America has sown to the wind, and […]

Love Traffics in Truth Love traffics in truth and doesn’t deal in deception. Many people approach life as if it were a game needing to be won no matter what. To get the upper hand, to get the better job, to establish or continue in a relationship, they practice the art of deception. They disguise […]