• Romans 3:21
  The Righteousness of God Through Faith
  But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it—
• Romans 4:6
  just as David also speaks of the blessing of the one to whom God counts righteousness apart from works:
• Hebrews 11:40
  since God had provided something better for us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Many will say “What does this have to do with the truth?” Well let me explain.

• Revelation 3:7
  “And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write: ‘The words of the holy one, the true one, who has the key of David, who opens and no one will shut, who shuts and no one opens.
• Revelation 3:14
  “And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: ‘The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God’s creation.
• Revelation 19:9
  And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”

The Truth does not exist apart from God. Only He who is True knows what is the Truth.

Does the bible answer every question? No, of course not, but it answers the only questions that should matter.

The SETI Institute was incorporated as a 501(c)3 California Non-Profit Corporation on November 20, 1984. In the past 40 years their search for intelligent life has produced no results. Sarcastically I’d say they gave up looking for it on earth and have searched the heavens for it.

Deuteronomy 19:15

Laws Concerning Witnesses

“A single witness shall not suffice against a person for any crime or for any wrong in connection with any offense that he has committed. Only on the evidence of two witnesses or of three witnesses shall a charge be established.”

Is this how the law works today? Reconcile this with Romans 3:21 in the light of truth. John 1:9

Matthew 10:18-20 English Standard Version

18 and you will be dragged before governors and kings for my sake, to bear witness before them and the Gentiles. 19 When they deliver you over, do not be anxious how you are to speak or what you are to say, for what you are to say will be given to you in that hour. 20 For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 

Are we there yet?

The early church was met with great resistance and were persecuted to death, not literally but actually. Early Christ were put to death for their faith.

Puritans fled to the eastern shores of the new world in order to worship as they chose. Persecution did not stop with the first century church. It changed faces, presented itself in different forms, different reasons, and different tactics, but it continues today.

My first inclination about what the Lord had to say through me today came from thinking that the title would be called “Today”. I had a verse in mind. It was this.

Matthew 6:34 “Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.”

Yesterday when I thought about today’s devotional I was distracted by events of yesterday. I left my quiet time and attended to my responsibilities, to help where I was needed in the moment.

Having left yesterday behind, knowing I did everything required of me, I am now free to listen to the Lord today and speak for Him in those things that He wants addressed.

There has been an assault on free speech of late. It has not gone unnoticed in some circles and for some of us it feels like someone else’s problem. I detest fate speech but to assail their right to speak, I am making an argument that if anyone says sharing the gospel is hate speech, then I endanger my right to spread the gospel liberally.

There are places in the world where my gospel cannot be heard because those citizens live in a closed society where internet access is forbidden by strict laws and penalties for violation. They do not have freedom of speech, they are allowed to believe only what the government controlled media puts out. They lie to their people.

Who is the author of lies?

When you exercise your freedom of information do you hear lies? Do you know the truth when you hear it? The only source of truth is the Spirit of Truth. Seek Him for answers.