HIS Word

11 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight and served the images of Baal. 12 They abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors, who had brought them out of Egypt. They went after other gods, worshiping the gods of the people around them. And they angered the Lord. 13 They abandoned the Lord to serve Baal and the images of Ashtoreth. 14 This made the Lord burn with anger against Israel, so he handed them over to raiders who stole their possessions. He turned them over to their enemies all around, and they were no longer able to resist them.15 Every time Israel went out to battle, the Lord fought against them, causing them to be defeated, just as he had warned. And the people were in great distress.
- Judges 2:11-15


It is easy and human like to take for granted the blessings that GOD so richly gives to us and forget His commands that anyone has ever come into agreement with HIM. Everytime Israel forsake GOD and HIS ways by worshipping other gods, they angered the true and living GOD. Their unfaithfulness caused GOD to take away HIS hand of protection from them. Raiders stole their belongings, they had trouble all around when their enemies started to attack them and they couldn't do anything to defend themselves. They were helpless without the protection and favor of GOD.

We have to learn a lesson from Israel's failures. Each day we need to continually remind ourselves of our covenant with GOD, and be faithful to HIS commands that we ought to follow. We do this by reading HIS word everyday, by reminding ourselves of HIS truth. The world has bombarded us of lies and if we don't do our part staying in the truth by continually reading HIS word, we easily forget. It is humanlike to forget because we are frail and finite beings, our memories are not only limited, our hearts are weak. So GOD has given us HIS word for us to be in the truth, follow HIS ways and stay in the truth.

Staying in the truth

7 I say this because many deceivers have gone out into the world. They deny that Jesus Christ came in a real body. Such a person is a deceiver and an antichrist. 8 Watch out that you do not lose what we have worked so hard to achieve. Be diligent so that you receive your full reward. 9 Anyone who wanders away from this teaching has no relationship with God. But anyone who remains in the teaching of Christ has a relationship with both the Father and the Son.

2 John 1:7-9

Deceivers, are people, things, philosophy, teachings, groups, ideas that don't necessarily lie, but they are not based in the truth either. People that don't embrace the truth, have rejected it even though they never rejected it outright but passiveness is equal to that. Rejectors therefore live a life condemned to death because being in the truth means having life also. What is the truth? The truth is Yeshua Ha Mashiach or Jesus the Messiah. He declared to be the truth when He came to earth, and He will forever be who He said He would be. He declared to be the way, the truth, and the life. I've never seen a man declare such things for Himself, well it is because He was not just a man, He is God Himself coming into the world in human form. Many people don't accept this, they don't believe this or embrace it. There's only two ways to react to this truth, receive and embrace it or being passive which is having no decision which make you a rejecter of the truth and you can deny it outright, but both reactions belong to the same side - if you don't believe you don't belong to the truth.

Being in the truth doesn't mean we will stay in the truth until the very end. For the bible has prophecied that there will be a great falling away from the truth and 2 John 1:8 warned those that are in the truth to be watchful and be careful to guard what they already have which is the truth. Why? Is there a thief that steals the truth away from us? Yes! There certainly is and he is the enemy of God whose job is to steal, kill and destroy humanity and all that GOD loves. So we should not only guard what we have, we have to be diligent by renewing the truth that we hold on to so dearly everyday by reading the truth, the Bible, spending time with GOD by having this intimate relationship with the truth who is called Yeshua or JESUS and everyday being faithful to call on His name and ask for the Spirit of GOD, the Holy Spirit which guides us into all truth to fill us with the truth. There's no other way to live. Jesus, the truth is the only way to have life and life to the full.

In the Truth

24 “But I also have a message for the rest of you in Thyatira who have not followed this false teaching (‘deeper truths,’ as they call them—depths of Satan, actually). I will ask nothing more of you 25 except that you hold tightly to what you have until I come. 26 To all who are victorious, who obey me to the very end,
To them I will give authority over all the nations.
27 They will rule the nations with an iron rod
and smash them like clay pots.
- Revelations 2:24-27

What is truth? Truth is the foundation of our character and where we base our values. There are many truths out there, theologies of religion and teachings of many groups or new movements. Information has evolved from generation to generation and will not stop evolving as long as the world exists. But there's only one truth that we should stand by and we should chose that truth for ourselves. We cannot merely be passive on chosing which truth to live by because it is based how we will live our lives, not chosing a truth to live by only means chosing the truth that is easy and convenient even though it may not necessarily be right. But there is a man who declared He is the truth, who walked on earth just to prove that He is who He said that He is. This man has also declared He is not just a man but the Son of GOD. His name Is Yeshua, Jesus. 

If you believe in Him as the truth, you will chose to follow Him and His ways. You will seek Him each day because you have embraced Him as Your Lord. There are many who proclaim to be "christians" but are not really following the LORD. When we follow the LORD it doesn't mean the way will be easy and we may not always like where He is taking us but, this is the only way to live a full life. If you feel empty and that something is missing, then seek JESUS because HE alone knows where you should go. If you are a follower be careful to guard that relationship you have with the LORD because the enemy will do his best to snatch your truth away from you, many will be deceived of the false truths that will be presented to them. If you claim JESUS as your LORD, take heed to what HE is saying in the book of Revelations: Hold tightly to what you have until He comes. Do not let this world decieve you of the truths that are being lured by the enemy for you to be led astray. You will know you are in the right path following your LORD because the peace HE has promised that surpasses human understanding will be with you even if it seems chaotic around you. You will not be anxious or troubled, you will be at rest, you will be unaffected by any calamity, you will be unshaken. GOD promises to give us even more than vicotry when we have been faithful obeying HIM to the very end, HE has promised things unimaginable, things to great to even think about or explain.