He chose to give us birth through the ‘word of truth’ that we would be a kind of first fruits of His creation.
James 1:18
For I have given them the words that you gave me, and they have received them and have come to know in truth that I came from you; and they have believed that you sent me….John 17:8
Sanctify them in Truth, Your word is truth ~ John 17: 17
Faith all begins here, through believing and receiving the bible as the infallible word of truth. Without this, we have no foundation for our belief system. Isn’t it interesting our scripture today paints a picture for us of first fruits being birthed through the word of truth?
F. F. Bosworth writes in Christ the Healer, “ It is only by knowing that God promises what you are seeking that all uncertainty can be removed and a steadfast faith is made possible.” I want to add believing to the knowing. It is not only what we know, but what we believe and hold as truth. It is this word of truth, this gospel, that makes faith possible, unlocking the power of God unto salvation.
How do we know the truth? Can we prove it? It comes solely from our own personal faith’s choices and experiences. This is why when something doesn’t happen like we think it should we are tempted to change our belief system. Yet we need to know on a spiritual level that our belief system, this trust we have in his word being the ultimate truth, is constantly challenged.
We are faced with two dynamics ~ God’s truth or Satan’s lies, “Has God really said, or God said it, and I believe it.
With life and death set before us each day, the bible encourages us to choose life, Deut. 30:19-20, knowing our choice will either lead us into the blessing of the Lord or bring a curse (the disasters that occur when we choose wrongly). The Message bible from verse 20 admonishes us to Love our God, listening obediently to him, firmly embracing him.
This begins with the choice we make to firmly embrace God’s word. Jesus revealed in John 8:44 the devil is a liar and the father of all lies. He does not stand in truth because there is no truth in Him. Our ability to hold a knowledge of the word gives us the ability to rightly discern truth from a lie, Hebrews 4:12. Our believing of His words, gives us victory over every wile and strategy of the evil one.
The bible assures us that God is not like man. He does not lie. Numbers 23:19 In fact the bible says it is impossible for God to lie. Hebrews 6:18 God has decreed, “My covenant will I not break, nor alter the thing that is gone out of my lips. Ps. 89:34.
It is the truth you know and believe that brings freedom to our lives. This reality creates the foundation of all we stand upon. “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, and you will know the truth, and the truth shall set you free”.John 8:31. Jesus’ own testimony was, “I am …. Truth. John 14:6.
It is in Jesus, the word made flesh, that we continue our way into life through His truth. As we read Jesus’ prayer from John 17, He declared in verse seventeen, ‘Your word is truth’. Jesus and the Word are a divine union of absolute agreement.
When we choose to believe God is not a liar and His word is truth we can find wisdom to lead us into and through our daily experiences.
We were never created to live apart from Him, His Spirit, or His Word, but like Jesus, we are destined to find our union in Him in perfect harmony through the receptivity of the word of truth.