Concern

Concern by Bill Keller

One of the greatest concerns I have about our society is the pervasive failure of our people to accept the fact that ABSOLUTE TRUTH exists.

In reality, life is NOT gray, it is black and white. It is either the truth, or it is a lie. That begs the question, where do we find ABSOLUTE TRUTH? Society tells you that each person can determine truth for himself.

Practically speaking, that concept can't ever work.

Why?

Well, what I feel is right, someone else might look at as wrong. What I think is wrong, someone else may think is right. To allow each one of us to determine for ourselves what truth is, can NEVER work since the standard for each one of us would be different.

That is why the ONLY source for ABSOLUTE TRUTH is God. God took the effort to give us His inspired, inerrant Word, the BIBLE. That is where we find ABSOLUTE TRUTH.

God also gave each one of us freewill. That means we are free to believe whatever we want. But what one person chooses to believe will not change or alter the TRUTH of God found in the BIBLE. It is immutable; never changing.

It is the foundation, the bedrock on which we can live our lives. Again, you are free to accept or reject what God says in the Bible.

Why do you think those who make choices in rebellion to the truth of God's Word will ALWAYS dismiss the Bible as just a book of stories written by men who use it for their own purposes?

It's because those who rebel against God have to deny His Word, or admit that they are wrong.

It is critical for each one who accepts Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior to stand up for the truth of God's word in his day to day life. God has called each of us who believe in JESUS to be defenders of His truth.

Don't be afraid to call sin sin. People will mock you, laugh at you, call you names, even strike you, but that will not change the truth. We live in a time when satan's lie is glorified, proclaimed boldly, in every way imaginable, and his lie told enough times that people actually begin to accept the lie as the truth.

Yet we, the people of faith, the people who possess the ABSOLUTE TRUTH of GOD'S WORD, meekly and passively sit by, watching, keeping our mouths shut, satisfied going into our churches on Sunday and locking the doors so nobody will hear us!!!!

I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TODAY TO CHALLENGE EACH PERSON WHO READS THESE WORDS TODAY TO PRAY TO GOD, AND ASK HIM FOR COURAGE, BOLDNESS, AND OPPORTUNITIES TO BE ABLE TO SHARE WITH OTHERS THE TRUTH OF HIS WORD.

You don't have to preach to do this, simply live your day-to-day-life in an uncompromising way that allows the lost and hurting around you know your life is different. That lets them know you don't buy into the lies of this world. You don't fall into the traps so many succumb to because you are armed with the TRUTH--and when those opportunities present themselves to proclaim GOD'S TRUTH, you boldly speak up and let people know what GOD'S WORD says!

God doesn't call us to think for people.

God doesn't call us to save anyone.

We can't do that.

What we CAN DO is share the truth of His Word with others, that is our job. What they choose to do with that truth, is an issue between them and God.