THANKFUL

Chatting with Jesus

Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Lord, has there ever been a time with more lunacy? How can people deny reality, biology, natural law, or human nature? Are they nuts or just believing a delusion? Is this mentality what the Scriptures call a “spirit of deception?” (2 Thessalonians 2:11). Today, we label it “relativism,” or “post modernism,” the philosophy that believes there are no absolutes, no right or wrong, just whatever ethical mores one wants to be true … or false, is such. There is my truth, your truth. Everyone has their own truth. People need the truth to maintain emotional and spiritual health.

Lord, before you went to the cross, you engaged Pilate in a heart-to-heart talk. When you told the Roman governor, “All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true,” his reaction didn’t surprise you. Pilate, steeped in relativism, asked, “What is truth?” Without core beliefs of right or wrong, how could he believe anything?

Truth verifies facts and reality. Scripture doesn’t give us in-depth details of your conversation, but knowing your character, undoubtedly, you must have revealed to Pilate the reality of his sinful condition and his need for redemption from his sins. Yet even in his sinful state, he found no fault with you and wanted to release you, but succumbed to the religious leaders demands. He released you to be crucified.

The truth for Pilate is the same truth today. Truth never changes.

Truth: We all are sinners.

Truth: You, Lord Jesus, redeemed us from our sinful state when you took our sins upon yourself on the cross.

Truth: God gives us grace when we believe in the work of Jesus on the cross.

Relativism: yeah, whatever.

Truth: I’ve found God’s truth to be true. You can too.

Amen, Jesus.