Welcome to Quiet Time world. I am back again today, this time to elaborate on yesterday's scripture. Truth is a good subject to study out, since it is the opposite of lying, which I can tend to do when I get nervous or scared. To lie, well, most people tend to lie when they are scared, whether it is of a consequence or whether it is being uncomfortable, or it can also be a simple lack of trust. For me, I tend to lie out of fear of consequence. I also get comfortable in my sin and do not trust in the truth God sets out before me. And, it is habit. I can get in the habit of a lie and convince myself that the lie is the truth. When that happens, I simply get confused as to what the truth is... and that is completely and totally sad. It is sad to be that way. God didn't make me to be this sad pathetic person that I have become. That wasn't hus purpose at all... but prayfully, repentance will show its beautiful fruit.
Truth. I have to admit... the truth can be a bit scary. You probably don't come across someone saying that the truth is scary often, if at all... but for me, the truth can be scary. It means trusting. And I'm not into trusting people. I can trust an elevator to take me to the 3rd floor... but I have a hard time trusting in a person, including my wife.
Psalm 15:1-5
LORD, who may dwell in your sanctuary? Who may live on your holy hill? He whose walk is blameless and who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from his heart and has no slander on his tongue, who does his neighbor no wrong and casts no slur on his fellowman, who despises a vile man but honors those who fear the LORD, who keeps his oath even when it hurts, who lends his money without usury and does not accept a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be shaken.
- Being truthful means speaking the truth from the heart.
Show me your ways, O LORD, teach me your paths; guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.
- God teaches truth.
Vindicate me, O LORD, for I have led a blameless life; I have trusted in the LORD without wavering. Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind; for your love is ever before me, and I walk continually in your truth.
- To be loving means to be truthful; truthfulness has to be a continual action (neverending action)
Psalm 31:1-5
In you, O LORD, I have taken refuge; let me never be put to shame; deliver me in your righteousness. Turn your ear to me, come quickly to my rescue; be my rock of refuge, a strong fortress to save me. Since you are my rock and my fortress, for the sake of your name lead and guide me. Free me from the trap that is set for me, for you are my refuge. Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth.
- God is a God of truth.
Psalm 40:7-11
Then I said, "Here I am, I have come— it is written about me in the scroll. I desire to do your will, O my God; your law is within my heart." I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; I do not seal my lips, as you know, O LORD. I do not hide your righteousness in my heart; I speak of your faithfulness and salvation. I do not conceal your love and your truth from the great assembly. Do not withhold your mercy from me, O LORD; may your love and your truth always protect me.
- Love and truth can protect me.
Psalm 43:1-4
Vindicate me, O God, and plead my cause against an ungodly nation; rescue me from deceitful and wicked men. You are God my stronghold. Why have you rejected me? Why must I go about mourning, oppressed by the enemy? Send forth your light and your truth, let them guide me; let them bring me to your holy mountain, to the place where you dwell. Then will I go to the altar of God, to God, my joy and my delight. I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.
- Truth is a guide to where God dwells.
Psalm 45:2-4
You are the most excellent of men and your lips have been anointed with grace, since God has blessed you forever. Gird your sword upon your side, O mighty one; clothe yourself with splendor and majesty. In your majesty ride forth victoriously in behalf of truth, humility and righteousness; let your right hand display awesome deeds.
- (This one is tricky... but I think it goes like this) Truth is a part of being victorious. Truth, along with humility and righteousness, lead to victory.
Psalm 51:5-7
Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. Surely you desire truth in the inner parts; you teach me wisdom in the inmost place. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow.
- Truth needs to be at the inner most part of my being.
Psalm 86:8-11
Among the gods there is none like you, O Lord; no deeds can compare with yours. All the nations you have made will come and worship before you, O Lord; they will bring glory to your name. For you are great and do marvelous deeds; you alone are God. Teach me your way, O LORD, and I will walk in your truth; give me an undivided heart, that I may fear your name.
- God has to teach me so that I can walk in truth. I have to have an undivided heart.
Psalm 98:11-13
Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; let the sea resound, and all that is in it; let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy; they will sing before the LORD, for he comes, he comes to judge the earth. He will judge the world in righteousness and the peoples in his truth.
- God will judge in truth.
Psalm 119:26-32
I recounted my ways and you answered me; teach me your decrees. Let me understand the teaching of your precepts; then I will meditate on your wonders. My soul is weary with sorrow; strengthen me according to your word. Keep me from deceitful ways; be gracious to me through your law. I have chosen the way of truth; I have set my heart on your laws. I hold fast to your statutes, O LORD; do not let me be put to shame. I run in the path of your commands, for you have set my heart free.
- I have to chose the way of truth, doing so would mean to have my heart set on the word of God, the Bible.
Psalm 119:41-48
May your unfailing love come to me, O LORD, your salvation according to your promise; then I will answer the one who taunts me, for I trust in your word. Do not snatch the word of truth from my mouth, for I have put my hope in your laws. I will always obey your law, for ever and ever. I will walk about in freedom, for I have sought out your precepts. I will speak of your statutes before kings and will not be put to shame, for I delight in your commands because I love them. I lift up my hands to your commands, which I love, and I meditate on your decrees.
- The word is the truth, which needs to be spoken by me. I need to have my hope on God's law.
Psalm 145:17-19
The LORD is righteous in all his ways and loving toward all he has made. The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth. He fulfills the desires of those who fear him; he hears their cry and saves them.
- God is near to those who are truthful.
Proverbs 16:11-13
Honest scales and balances are from the LORD; all the weights in the bag are of his making. Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness. Kings take pleasure in honest lips; they value a man who speaks the truth.
- Kings value truthful people. God is the King of Kings. Thus, God values a truthful person.
Proverbs 23:23
Buy the truth and do not sell it; get wisdom, discipline and understanding.
- (Not sure what to make of this...) When I obtain truth, which is God's word, I need to value it so highly, that I view it as being priceless. It needs to maintain a high value within me.
Now... let's list all the points together.
- Being truthful means speaking the truth from the heart.
- God teaches truth.
- To be loving means to be truthful; truthfulness has to be a continual action (neverending action).
- God is a God of truth.
- Love and truth can protect me.
- Truth is a guide to where God dwells.
- Truth is a part of being victorious. Truth, along with humility and righteousness, lead to victory.
- Truth needs to be at the inner most part of my being.
- God has to teach me so that I can walk in truth. I have to have an undivided heart.
- God will judge in truth.
- I have to chose the way of truth, doing so would mean to have my heart set on the word of God, the Bible.
- The word is the truth, which needs to be spoken by me. I need to have my hope on God's law.
- God is near to those who are truthful.
- Kings value truthful people. God is the King of Kings. Thus, God values a truthful person.
- When I obtain truth, which is God's word, I need to value it so highly, that I view it as being priceless. It needs to maintain a high value within me.
This is what I have learned from these scriptures. Pretty awesome stuff... Now, I just need to apply it to my life and I will be closer to God.
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