Good Morning to All,
John
8:32; “and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
There
is an old saying that goes like this; “If you repeat a lie often enough, it
becomes the truth.” Most people ascribe
this statement to Lenin, the architect of the Soviet revolution in Russia. Interestingly, there are some who think it
was actually Joseph Goebbels, the chief propagandist for Nazi Germany, who
first spoke it in 1928. Some then say
that all Goebbels was doing was quoting Hitler from his “Mein Kampf” book. I am not
sure who to attribute it to but find it interesting that most attribute it to
three of the 20th century’s greatest liars.
Regardless of who first said it, it seems
to be true. In most aspects of life we
see this truth. In the summer I do some
umpiring of baseball. I always find it interesting
when someone wants to argue the rules that they are sure they are right about. “That’s
the way my dad taught me” (maybe he didn’t know either) “That’s the way I’ve
always played it” (it was always wrong). “That’s how I saw it called one time”
(still might be wrong). Yet the idea
that repetition makes something right or correct is an interesting
thought. How often do we accept something
as the truth just because it has been repeated many times? Is that our only standard? No wonder the devil has so many “truths” out
there.
The devil is the “Father of all lies”. He tells them without hesitation. That is the interesting thing about his lies;
he doesn’t care. When people hold onto
the truth, they value it, they cherish it, they hold it with high esteem. The devil has none of this. A lie told today that is disproved simply
means a different lie tomorrow. There is
no regret or recrimination. Lie, lie and
keep lying seems to be the order of the day.
That is why it is so important that we keep focused on the truth.
Jesus tells us that he is “the way, the truth, and the life”. Our verse tells us that the truth will set us
free. So we can see that Jesus sets us
free. Jesus is truth. The only truth we need to focus on is the
truth of God’s grace gives us salvation.
God’s grace saves us and gives us the comfort for this life as we do
battle with the devil’s lies. The truth,
the simple and whole truth is God’s unending love for us.
The devil will tell you many lies; he will
try to separate you from God’s love but our faith rests in God’s undying love; in
the truth. Jesus died that you would be
saved. That is the truth and that truth
sets us free from all the devil’s torments.
The devil will launch them at us but they will only bruise us. God’s
grace saves us.
Father
of all truths, the devil lies to us constantly.
Keep us strong in your truth.
Guard us from the devil’s assaults.
Be with those who are falling prey to those lies. Help them to see your truth as their only
source of salvation. This we ask in the
precious name of Jesus, amen.
God’s Peace,
Pastor Bret
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