Like the “T” signal, you may also be acquainted with Pontius Pilate’s famous quote. He had asked a question and Jesus was answering.
Just as Jesus was saying people on the side of truth listen to Him, Pilate cut Him off saying, “What is truth?” (John 18:33-38, NIV)
It’s not hard to see that truth in our day is fluid and irrelevant. Take fake news, for example, we don’t know who or what to believe. Yet some areas of truth seem so stable and unchangeable that we take them for granted.
In the marketplace, we expect a truthful 16 ounces in a pound, 4 full cups in a quart, and 12 eggs in a dozen. Then we expect the aisle price to print out truthfully at the register.
Since childhood I have known the truth of 2+2 = 4, a square always has 4 equal sides, and 4 sets of 4 anything will make a total of 16.
Why do we seem to reject truth on a more personal level? Do we really think it’s OK for someone to lie to us, or for us to lie to others? Is it really OK to cheat or fool people with half-truths?
He also gave commandments and guidelines to build stability and truth into relationships. We can choose to believe or not, but our unbelief does not change the “bubble of truth” on God’s level.
When a coach calls “time out” he gives truthful advice to fit the occasion. Team members wisely follow it. Is truth any less important to our everyday lives?
Jesus’ truth is easily found in red-letter editions of the Bible. Short pithy truths are found in Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes. Why not call a daily “time out” and discover God’s baseline truths for yourself?
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