Do you ever wonder if things will ever turn around? Do you see things in the world and wonder how there could ever possibly be a way to truly change things and reorient ourselves with Truth?
There is one way. Yahweh.
Turn us again to Yourself, O Lord God of Heaven’s Armies. Make Your face shine down upon us. Only then will we be saved. Psalm 80:19
We need to rediscover God. Not God as we want Him to be, but God as He truly is. Truth. Holiness. Just. Loving.
The enemy is in over-drive attempting to redefine all of these things, and more. The problem is, there is only one Truth. One Who is holy. One Who is just. One Who is love.
There can be no truth without God. He is the touchstone of truth. He is the Author of life. He created all of this, so only He knows what is absolutely true.
Only God is holy. We fail flatly in our attempts at any holiness. Apart from Jesus, we cannot even look at holiness. He is holiness inside of us once we accept Him into our hearts.
Justice comes from the throne of Heaven. We fail every time we attempt to define justice in our earthly way. We have no concept of true justice apart from God. We see through selfishness and vanity. He sees in truth that has existed since before time began. He alone is just.
Love. God is love. There’s nothing more to say.
Oh God, would you open to eyes of our hearts so we can see You. So we can hear You. So we can know You. The only way for us to know the truth, is to know You. Introduce us to Truth. Let the Spirit of Truth defeat the spirit of fear, in Jesus’ name. God, show us how to truly love. Let it be an outcropping of our internal relationship with You. Let all we do, be in love. True love. Not the counterfeit love the earth is touting. Lead us in love. Shield us with love. Turn our hearts toward Jesus…our only Hope. Come Holy Spirit and guide us in all things. Let Your Spirit shield our hearts from deception of all kinds. Lead us in truth. Come Abba and lead us as a Father. Teach us to surrender to Your plan and become active for You. Teach us to walk in Your light. We love You. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? But even if you suffer for doing what is right, God will reward you for it. So don’t worry or be afraid of their threats. Instead, you must worship Christ as Lord of your life. And if someone asks about your hope as a believer, always be ready to explain it. But do this in a gentle and respectful way. Keep your conscience clear. Then if people speak against you, they will be ashamed when they see what a good life you live because you belong to Christ. Remember, it is better to suffer for doing good, if that is what God wants, than to suffer for doing wrong! 1 Peter 3:13-17
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