Believing the Truth

Often those who are guilty of sin choose to believe we are bad for exposing it, when in their hearts they are deeply convicted.

Those who are evil pretend we are bad to relieve themselves of their own guilt.

If they were not guilty or really didn't know they did something wrong, they would not be raging at us, they would merely want to hear the truth.

We live in a monstrously rebellious world now, so evil that even many in the church prefer to defend their sin rather than exposing it to heal.

Many do not heal from their sin, rather choosing to be spiritually miserable to "appear" alright. Nothing is ever cleansed or resolved when there is denial of truth.

John 8:31-32 "31 So He said to the Jews who had believed Him, “If you continue in My word, you are truly My disciples. 32 Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

Those who live in lies to feel superior are never absolved of their sin, they are in bondage to it. There can be no peace for these people, they ruminate continually on defending themselves, when confession and brokenness over their sin would set them free.

John 8:36 "36 So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed. "

We are only freed from the weight of our sin by confessing it while desiring to be cleansed of it by Christ. If we cannot confess bitterness, anger, hate and greed, then we will remain in bondage to it.

The hypocrites way is to accuse others of the very sins they have to take the pressure off of themselves. The real solution to sin is to confess it and ask the Lord to cleanse us from it. Without admitting and confess, the sin will continue to dominate our being until we do what is needed, that is tell the truth about ourselves.

So often in this life when we realize a need for speaking truth, we will be envied by those who are not free in their soul to do what is needed. The pride of life is far too great to ever admit something that will only be fixed if we merely confess.

James 5:15-16 "…15 And the prayer offered in faith will restore the one who is sick. The Lord will raise him up. If he has sinned, he will be forgiven. 16 Therefore confess your sins to each other and pray for each other so that you may be healed. The prayer of a righteous man has great power to prevail."

The devil loves the "self esteem" teachings that have take captive the people of this country. It manages to keep people focused on how good they think they are, eliminating any real solution of repentance for a changed heart.

Pretending nothing is wrong only results in more sin, greater bondage and a less of a chance of ever being cleansed.

God's healing in the world has more to do with healing us of our sin than it does with physical healing. Perhaps often physical pain causes us to see our frailties and sins to be cleansed. Continual health and lack of adversity only serves to bring smugness and pride, diverting our gaze from Christ to ourselves.

The false gospel of health, wealth and prosperity has only served to built arrogance, self righteousness and meanness into our culture, so much so that when someone comes along to point out a need for repentance and healing, the hearer chooses to defend their sin sick soul over the swallowing of their pride to be healed.

1 Corinthians 11:30 "30 That is why many among you are weak and sick, and a number of you have fallen asleep. 31 Now if we judged ourselves properly, we would not come under judgment.…"

There are those that would accuse the believer of being too negative to be helpful. Sadly the clamor for positive thinking in our day has kept many people spiritually ill and blind without hope of change or growth.

Let's not worry about how positive we are, let's be more concerned about how helpful we can be, the right way. If I have an illness that requires an operation to make me well, I prefer a doctor who will tell the truth about the need to cut into me, than one who will pretend no operation is necessary just to make me feel emotionally good for the moment.

The good doctor speaks the problem and presents the cure. We want to be helpers who bring solutions much more than temporary happy feelings that seldom resolve anything.