The New Free Thinkers

“And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall set you free.”  – John 8:32

I was utterly lost. I knew that I was kneeling at an altar of some sort, and that I was too warm, almost burning. I heard shouts around me, but I was in a fog, hopelessly lost in a fog that was Jesus’ presence.  My mouth moved, speaking words I did not know; my eyes dripped with tears and sweat. I was thirteen, and though I knew much about the call of Jesus and His intense love and devotion, I had never been completely sure that I heard His voice. I was drowning in this fog, learning to lose myself in God’s presence. Then a voice drew me towards Him. God’s precious light shone down upon me, and for the first time, I heard a sweet, tender, Fatherly voice clearly speak John 8:32 in my ear. There was no mistaking God’s voice. There was no mistaking that verse, which I had often heard in Sunday School. I felt hands touching me, praying for me, but I didn’t know how to move—I didn’t even know how I was still speaking, because I was somewhere else. At a simple youth camp service, on a Wednesday night, I fell in love with my Master and Savior: the gentle voice that whispered my name.

What is truth? To a young child, the truth is telling Mom that he did steal the cookie or pinch his sister. To a working adult, a lie might be eating your co-worker’s lunch out of the fridge and telling him it wasn’t you. But the truth can be many things, and it is our responsibility to seek out His truth. If I told you that I thought the moon was a huge ball of cheese, you would probably laugh. You’d think I was joking, because everyone knows that the moon is not cheese. But what if I truly thought that the moon was cheese? I might be able to convince a couple young children before someone proved to me that I was horribly wrong.

So ask yourself another question: what if someone truly thought that God didn’t love and care for them? What would you say? The truth is that God loves us all more than anything, with a love that cannot be compared, broken, or lost. Even when we fail, He will never leave us or forsake us. If you are reading this right now and you aren’t sure of God’s undying love for you, you need to know that you are His precious pearl that He gave Himself for so that He could spend eternity with you. That is the truth of God’s infinite love.

God gives you an innate sensor to know when His truth is being encroached upon. God’s truth, not just about His love, but also His mercy, grace, and delivering power, is as hard as diamonds, as beautiful as the songs from heaven, and as real as He is. After that camp meeting I laid in bed, knowing that God had given me a revelation. I was not to question Him, but to seek out the truth and reality of who He is. I was to desire Him every day of my life, and to trust that His truth would prevail. I was to seek out His truth!

How I could do that? What did it mean to seek out His truth? Truth is more than the words that come out of your mouth; it’s the lifestyle you lead. God would have to show me. “…Not by might or power, but by My Spirit, says the LORD Almighty” (Zechariah 4:6). We can desire truth in our lives every day, and apply it. God is always faithful to reward them that diligently seek Him.

Are you searching for God’s truth in your life, or do you let your enemy plant lies in your life?

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