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Vertical Conversations with God

Day 6

God’s Word Is Truth by Shuree Torgerson, prayer leader for the Lewiston Seventh-day Adventist Church and prayer warrior Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” John 14:6. “What is truth?” It was the question Pilate asked Jesus at His trial and the question every philosopher has asked since the Greeks revolutionized the discipline. Currently, there are multiple answers on the market and you are invited to pick the one you like best. “There is no absolute truth,” one says. Another theorizes, “Truth is what is real for you; it is what you want it to be”. Many voices scream, “My truth is the only truth.” So, what is Truth? Perhaps the question is better asked, “Who is Truth?” For that answer we look to John the apostle who wrote much on this theme. In John 14:6, Christ declares Himself to be the truth. The first chapter of the Gospel of John declares Jesus to be full of grace and truth. “The Word became 9 | P a g e flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth” John 1:14. “For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ” John 1:17. In John 17:17, Christ asks the Father to sanctify or clean His followers with the Truth. He then states that God’s word is truth. If we follow the reasoning, we find ourselves back at the first chapter of John where we discover that Christ is the Word made flesh. So, to recap: God’s Word is Truth, Christ is God’s Word, and so, therefore, Christ is Truth. The Holy Scriptures are the character of Christ in written form, for “all Scripture is God-breathed” 2 Timothy 3:16*, and the character of Christ is love (1 John 4:88). The Bible, as a full revelation of God to the world, particularly in Christ, is reliable as our source of truth, the measure by which we can measure all else. As confusion in our world continues to exponentially increase, it is imperative to have a solid foundation upon which to rest. And that foundation is the Eternal Word, found in Christ and the Holy Scriptures. “For man shall live… by every Word that proceeds from the mouth of God.” Deuteronomy 8:3 Dear Father God, As I search for truth, guide me first to Your Word. Help me to hide your Word in my heart that I might have a solid foundation in a time of upheaval and shaking. I invite Christ Your Living Word into my heart that I might know Him better and reflect your precept of love to the corner of the world you have planted me in. And help me to develop a habit of conversing with You daily, O LORD, through prayer and Bible reading, that as I behold Your character I might become ‘conformed to the image of Your Son’ (Romans 8:29). May all in Upper Columbia Conference and beyond be hungry for your word and for the truth that it brings to life. Amen. *2 Timothy 3:16 - All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting, and training in righteousness. 1 John 4:8 -Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love.

 

 

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