Lies vs. Truth

Meditations on

Staying In the Grace for Today 

June 4, 2025

Lies vs. Truth

For the wisdom of this world is foolishness to God. As the Scriptures say, “He traps the wise in the snare of their own cleverness.” And again, “The Lord knows the thoughts of the wise; he knows they are worthless.”

1 Corinthians 3:19-20 

Bishop N.T. Wright has said the world is telling us a pack of lies about who we are, who God is and who our neighbors are. But God in Christ Jesus is telling us the truth. I have found it very helpful in my journey to make the life in Christ my way of life to often recall this phrase from Wright. On Monday of this week, I affirmed the importance of remembering who, and whose, we are. Imbedded in this affirmation is the assurance that the One to whom we belong has three bedrock qualities in relating to his children: He will not lie to us; He will not tempt us; and He will not motivate us through guilt.

The older I get, the more important it is for me to be completely grounded on the wisdom of God teaching me the truth of my God, of myself, and of my place in this world. Political leaders, both red and blue and all the colors in between, all have a take on the state of the world, and their expectation of how I should fit into their plans. Bah humbug to their expectations! Their expectations are foolishness to God!

My Takeaway: Only one truth matters to me: “You belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.” (1 Corinthians 3:23) Yes and amen. This truth grounds me in God’s grace for today.

Sē’lah

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(Selah is a word that appears in the Book of Psalms that I often use as the Complimentary Closing in my correspondence. Its meaning, as I use the word, is to pause and think about these things.)

 

These meditations are written by Alex M. Knight as he seeks the life in Christ as his way of life.  The meditations are published on the BLOG, http://seekingthelifeinchrist.blogspot.com/ and they are also distributed on the Constant Contact email server. You may subscribe to this email service by sending an email to: amkrom812@gmail.com.

 

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