“If truth is optional, error is justifiable.” Charles Spurgeon

Matthew 14:5-6
5 Thomas *said to Him, “Lord, we do not know where You are going, how do we know the way?”
6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.

Truth has been under attack from the very beginning. If you think about it, original sin was due to questioning the truth of God’s commandment by Adam and Eve. It has continued ever since. All sin that has come from that point is, at the root, an attack on truth.

Jesus made truth clear by the absolutes in his message to the disciples. He is THE way, not one way, He is THE truth, not an optional version of truth, He is THE life, not just one of many ways to be accepted by the Father.

We see absolutes in nature, because God’s character is constant and true. The very universe cries out the truth. Scientific research has revealed a number of constants in nature (truths). At an early age, we learn about some of the mathematical truths. Physicists have discovered a number of constants that never change even by a small amount. If they did, the very fabric of the universe would be torn apart.

As I am convicted by the sin in my life, the seriousness of it is exposed when I relate it to the truths of God that I violate. When I am prideful, I rob Him of the glory that only He deserves; disrespecting the truth of His sovereignty. If I sin by allowing emotions to rule my beliefs and decisions, I discount the absolute truth that Jesus is the standard. If I accept that truth is relative, then the very foundation of my faith is shaken.

Jesus, thank you that you are THE way, truth, and life. Thank you that you are unchanging. You are the rock that I cling to. Keep your truth always before me. Amen.