Not too ago I was reading a popular news magazine and saw some words that appeared, not out of place, but rather, outstanding. I read the phrase aloud to my wife and handed her the magazine to read for herself. After a few minutes she said that she didn't see the words that I had spoken to her and handed the magazine back for me to reread. I did reread it and to my surprise the words were not there! Were my eyes playing tricks on me? I surmised that God was showing me a great truth. Which, I know personally all too well. These are the words I read: Hell is... Truth discovered too late.
The question of "what is truth?" is perhaps the most debated question of our time. At Jesus' trial before Pilot, the Roman ruler, (as the disciple John records in his gospel), in response to Jesus' statement that He is the Truth, Pilot stated "what is truth?" and ended the conversation. The response to that statement is in my estimation the difference between eternal life and eternal death. Which is why I call this blog A Great Journey. To me the most worthwhile aim of life is the journey to discover that Jesus is the Truth. It is important to be on the right path of life because 1). There is only one right path - Jesus says, "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life, no man comes to the Father except through me." (John 14:6. 2). If not now, one day we will all face crisis and adversity. The question will be "What do I have to bear me up, to encourage me on and to give me strength and hope?" I have found that your journey with Christ and the good times will be the only things that will be supportive in the bad times. So, you cannot wait until the bad times come upon you. This is the fruit of a life of faith.
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