Falsehood for Truth

May 5

Have you ever tried to share your faith with someone who seemed so absolutely indifferent to what you had to say that you thought you must be communicating in a different language from the one they speak?

Those times of verbal break-down are quite frustrating because we are sure the passion we feel for Christ and His truth must resonate to everyone with whom we share it. We cannot fathom the possibility that they simply aren’t ‘getting it.’

And why don’t they ‘get it’? Why can they remain indifferent to the truth that could transform their lives from mundane to glorious? Why do they cling to the paltry things of Earth that will burn in the heat of His judgment? Why do they prefer the fleeting acquisitions of time to the glorious possessions of eternity? Why won’t they gladly exchange eternal separation from God for abiding with Him forever? I John 4:6 gives us insight into the answer to those perplexing questions.

Here the beloved apostle tells us, “…Whoever knows God listens to us, but whoever is not from God does not hear us. This is how we recognize the difference between the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of falsehood.” When the person with whom we share God’s truth receives it, it is because he has exchanged the spirit of falsehood for the Spirit of truth. It is an exchange that cannot occur unless he desires if, for God will not over-ride any man’s free will.