Acknowledge The Truth

“always learning but never able to acknowledge the truth.” – 2 Timothy 3:7

Pastor Craig Groeschel, in his book “Soul Detox”, writes the following: “Recently at church I asked our congregation, “How many of you battle with self-deception?”

A few people in the crowd raised their hands. Then I asked, “How many of you know someone who is very self-deceived?”

You guessed it. Almost everyone knew someone else who’s guilty of self-deception.

Chances are you do, too.

You probably know someone who thinks more highly of themselves than they should. Or you might have a relative who thinks he’s funny, but everyone else thinks he’s annoying. You likely know someone who has a problem but will deny it until the cows come home.

It’s hard to be objective about ourselves. I laughed as I explained to our church that we have a statistical problem. Almost no one in our church believes that they are self-deceived, and yet almost everyone knows someone who is. Why? Because we have an unlimited capacity to deceive ourselves. As we lie to ourselves (“I’m a great singer”), we start to believe our lies. The more we tell the lies, the more we believe they are the truth.”

The Lord desires us to seek Him, and we will know the truth.

“Modern mankind can go anywhere, do everything, and be completely curious about the universe. But only a rare person now and then is curious enough to want to know God.” – A.W. Tozer

“This is good, and pleases God our Saviour, who wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth. For there is one God and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all men–the testimony given in its proper time.” – 1 Timothy 2:3-6