Fresh Mannaby Pastor Tim BurtWhat is truth? It is a question that has always plagued society because of its inability to answer that question. It wasn't hard for Jesus to answer. He said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life..."John 14:6 (NLT) Jesus said, "And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.” John 8:32 (NLT)Jesus spoke so many things about life that He called “truth.” To the world, He was revealing God the Father, His own heart, and the plan of God—past, present, and future. Everything He said was truth. He knew that those who listened often struggled to understand some of the things He said and that many things were beyond their human comprehension. This is why He said on different occasions, “But I tell you truly…” (Luke 4:25 NKJV)God’s truth can’t be fully comprehended with just the mind. Understanding God and His word begins with the insight given by the Holy Spirit and only to those who are born again. What does "Born Again" mean? Just as a child is born or given birth from it's mother's womb, a person is given spiritual birth when receiving Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior by faith. In this moment, not only are they "Born Again" but the Holy Spirit instantly comes to live within them. That is where the understanding of all truth begins! The Holy Spirit opens the eyes of our understanding and helps us understand the spiritual truths of God's Word. For a person to know God only through their mind through studies of the Bible and schooling, but to never have received Jesus into their heart as Lord and Savior leads only to figuring out God rather than knowing Him intimately. College seminaries have been filled by those who have intellectually tried to figure out God and Biblical history and often end up as the most confused of all! They have been the most significant reasons for confusion about the Bible and God.We are to seek understanding from God concerning things He tells us in His Word. When we do, He gives us revelation and divine insight. He opens the eyes of your understanding and lets you see what He calls truth—His perspective from His heart. The difference is that His perspective is truth, whereas ours is just a perspective of truth! That repeated experience is a divine and intimate exchange and exposure of God’s heart and perspective into your heart. We see this very thing in Matthew 16:13-17 NIV. “When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." "But what about you?" He asked. "Who do you say I am?" Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God." Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.”Jesus told Peter that His insight was more than human understanding. Peter understood that Jesus was the Christ from what he saw and heard from Jesus. And because he believed Jesus was the Son of God, God Himself revealed it to Him. Others were speculating, but for Peter, it was a settled issue. The Bible was never meant to be dissected and understood by the human mind alone because it is not capable of understanding scripture on its own. That is the work of the Holy Spirit.When you read God’s Word, your mind is like a child's. It can only comprehend a portion of what is being said to you. It is God that gives you greater insight into the meaning of His Word. He reveals and builds one truth upon another. That means your being able to comprehend all you read from God's word will take time. Did you understand literature before you learned how to read? Did you understand algebra before you learned how to add and subtract? Did you learn and comprehend what sex was when you were eight years old? God reveals truth progressively, and that is how it will be with you. Pray and ask God to reveal what you don’t understand, but then be patient. Ask God your questions, but then put them on a shelf. You will have moment after moment in your life when suddenly, God will answer one of those questions because it will be the time when you can comprehend it. One by one, answers and understanding will come, often when you aren’t even thinking about it.The Lord confirms this truth in Isaiah 28:9-10 NKJV "Whom will He teach knowledge? And whom will He make to understand the message? Those just weaned from milk? Those just drawn from the breasts? For precept must be upon precept, precept upon precept, Line upon line, line upon line. Here a little, there a little." What this verse is saying is that we learn a little at a time. Spiritual growth happens over time through patient and consistent seeking and learning.I have said all this to amplify this truth: Almighty God is willing and desirous to speak and teach you about Himself through His Holy Spirit living within you. He desires and will teach you His ways. It will become an intimate experience between God and you. This is a mind-blowing but incredible truth to meditate on! Again, think about these words from Jesus! "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, FOR THIS WAS NOT REVEALED TO YOU BY MAN, BUT BY MY FATHER IN HEAVEN.” Knowing and understanding this, how could we let our time with God be degraded to a lesser priority in our lives? His love for you and me is utterly amazing! He wants His secrets to become yours! He wants to bring you words to build your hope and faith. He wants to give you wisdom, instruction, encouragement, life purpose, and a promise of a blessed future. Read God's Word daily, either from the Bible or some devotion like this that helps you grow in Him! Ask the Lord to teach you, and trust that the Holy Spirit will reveal things to you in His time when He knows you can comprehend it. Let He and His Word speak to your heart today!1 Corinthians 2:9 (NKJV) But as it is written: "Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, Nor have entered into the heart of man The things which God has prepared for those who love Him." In His love,Pastor Tim Burt
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