The Truth

and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. John 8:32 ESV

We live in a time when people claim that there is no absolute truth. This belief or philosophy is interesting in the fact that if you claim there is no such thing as absolute truth then that statement itself is an absolute truth.

If we think about this idea of no absolute truth; we soon realize that rather than setting ourselves free, we make ourselves prisoner to the this one absolute truth. This one absolute truth leaves us wanting more and not being able to satisfy our need for more.

If the only absolute is that there is no absolute truth then we are at a loss for moral guidance. With no truth to pursue, there is nothing to condemn as well. So, we must accept whatever anyone claims to be their particular truth. We cannot presume to enact ethical standards on anyone or we are claiming that there are some absolute truths that don’t exist, except in our minds and therefore they have no bearing on anyone else other than those that believe these truths to be true.

Jesus resolves this situation for us; in that he is the way, the truth and the life. When we study Jesus and His teaching we discover absolute truth. When we apply what we learn to our lives we begin to enact His ethical standards in our lives and are set free from the prison of “No Absolute Truth”.

So today, let’s set our minds free from the prison of post-modern thought and delve into the rich TRUTH of Jesus the Christ.

© 2013 Leo J. Woodman

"A handful of quietness"

Better is a handful of quietness than two hands full of toil and a striving after wind. Ecclesiastes 4:6 (ESV) 6

This verse speaks to the value quietness. This is a passage to meditate on when life gets too busy. Because all too often we equate busy with effective. But, Being busy does not mean  we are being truly effective.

We need to value our quiet time just as much as we do our work. We cannot be truly effective if we don't have some quietness in our day. 

Look through the gospels, and see how often Jesus found time for quietness. It was in those times that He was closest to His Father. When He went back to the busyness of life He was ready to serve and be truly effective .

So today, lets make time for quietness and enjoy sometime with our Father preparing to be more effective .

Copyright 2013

Leo

J. Woodman