Feb 18, 2025 … Living the Truth

Feb 18, 2025 … Living the Truth  

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in this song with music and lyrics with Matthew West singing … Truth Be Told, showing how God calls Christians to live and die by the TRUTH.

Highlight Passage: … Ephesians 4:25 …[NLT] … 

20 So stop telling lies.  Let us tell our nelghbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body.   

… Paul calls out his fellow Christians to live their (our) lives sharing and following God’s truth.         

Highlight Passage (in context): … Ephesians 4:17-32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …  

… The Apostle Paul exhorts fellow Christians to live under God’s truth.                                         

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Reference Passage: … Psalms 51:5-6 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… King David recognizes and confesses his sinfulness and God’s desire that he (and all believers) live under God’s truth.    

Reference Passage: … Matthew 6:33 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus teaches that all who live under God’s righteousness will be provided all they (we) need in life.

Reference Passage: … John 8:31-32 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… Jesus shows believers who were following Him, that knowing The Truth (i.e. Jesus) will set them free from their (our) sin. 

Reference Passage: …  Romans 1:18 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK …

… Paul also strongly teaches that God shows His anger on those who suppress the truth.

Reference Passage: … 1Thessalonians 5:20-21 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… The Apostle Paul charges fellow Christians to test everything and hold on to what is good and true.  

Reference Passage: … 2Timothy 2:15 NLT] … USE THIS LINK ...  

… Paul mentors and charges Timothy (and all Christians) to rightly teach God’s word of truth.    

                            

My Devotional Journal: Today’s Our Daily Bread Author - Marvin Williams … AT THIS LINK -     … tells of having to rate ride-sharing drivers and giving them higher ratings than they deserved, not wanting to be part of them losing their livelihood from his ratings.     

But those of us, who supposedly live by God’s truth (see Scriptures above), i.e., God’s word, should recognize that any kind of lie doesn’t help others; … but - to the contrary (see photo), ALWAYS hurts others.  Therefore, living under God’s truth is the only way to go for  us Christians, isn’t it?   And I”m praying we all are committed to following God’s truth today.                           

My Thanksgiving: … Oh, King Jesus, thank You, … for reminding me that following Your truth, thru Your word, is my guiding light today and on into my tomorrows. 

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray, … again today, … that all reading here will join me, …  to follow Your truth, Lord, everyday in every way.  … Amen

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