Those of us in ministry often categorize ourselves as “honest.” The virtue of truth-telling is one of our greatest assets. When one compromises that asset by not being truthful, the ministry is typically short-lived. We preach, teach, and propagate God’s truth, but do we personally filter our own thinking through God’s truth? Or, is our personal truth filter clogged with the enemy’s lies?
Remember the words of Jesus (Matthew 7:24-27) when He compared two building styles, the wise and foolish. The foolish person would hear the words of truth and refuse to put them into practice. It’s analogous to building a house on sand. One doesn’t need to be a prophet to determine the outcome of this kind of thinking. The wise person hears truth and puts truth into practice in his decision making with the expected outcome of being able to withstand storms—life’s unexpected situations and disappointments—without being shaken. The foundation of truth is his reality and everything is filtered through truth.
Only hours before His crucifixion, Jesus stood before Pilate and declared “for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world to testify to the truth” John 18:37b.
Earlier in His ministry, Jesus disclosed “then you will know the truth and the truth will set you free” John 8:32.
The truths that Jesus spoke were simple yet profound with depth that establishes a rock solid foundation for life. “Simple truth” represents how I am learning to do life. I am filtering my feelings, thinking and decisions through the principles of God’s great book of truth. I don’t expect to write anything you haven’t read before, no new revelations. This is simply about one pastor talking to another about what matters.
I challenge you to think about where God is calling you to higher levels of spiritual truth in your ministry and in your life.
Q: Has God ever revealed a simple truth to you in a time of need that tasted like
freedom?
