May 2
Bible Reading: John 18:25-32
John 18:37-38, “Then Pilate said to him, ‘So you are a king?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.’ Pilate said to him, ‘What is truth?’”
We live in a world where many deny the existence of an absolute truth. They claim that truth is whatever you believe to be “truth for you” and whatever I believe is “truth for me.” Conflicting truth claims make for a chaotic world, as is evidenced in our society today.
“What is truth?” Pilate raised that question when Jesus stood trial before him. Gazing at He who embodied the incarnate truth, he could not discern it, and balked at Jesus’ truth claims. But there is an absolute truth, the truth Jesus came into the world to bear witness to. When Jesus was put on trial, they also put the truth on trial because Jesus embodies the truth.
Truth is that which conforms with reality. It is genuineness or actuality. Theologically, truth is that which is consistent to the person of God, for He is the ultimate reality. Truth is God’s self-disclosure, and when Jesus was born into the world, the truth was unveiled in Him (John 1:14, 17-18). Because Jesus is beautiful, the truth is too!
Truth suppression has ever been the spirit of this world (Romans 1:18), but Jesus came to bear witness to the truth. There are countless voices in this world expressing their scattered opinions and vying for attention, but those who are “of the truth” have ears tuned to hear and heed the voice of Jesus. And there is beauty in that, no matter what the skeptics say!
“Where I found truth, there found I my God, who is the truth itself.” – Augustine
MY FAITH HAS FOUND A RESTING PLACE
My faith has found a resting place,
from guilt my soul is freed;
I trust the ever-living One,
his wounds for me shall plead.
Refrain:
I need no other argument,
I need no other plea,
it is enough that Jesus died,
and that he died for me.
Enough for me that Jesus saves,
this ends my fear and doubt;
a sinful soul, I come to him,
he’ll never cast me out. [Refrain]
My heart is leaning on the Word,
the written Word of God,
salvation by my Savior’s name,
salvation thro’ his blood. [Refrain]
My great Physician heals the sick,
the lost he came to save;
for me his precious blood he shed,
for me his life he gave. [Refrain]
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