May 07, 2010
So Help Me God
When giving testimony in a legal proceeding you take an oath to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. However, the truth that you tell is often dependent upon the questions asked by the attorney or the judge. The whole truth is not always revealed because you are limited by what is admissible. During Jesus’ ministry there were times where He didn’t respond to questions, or he might answer a question by asking one of his own, or He chose to respond in parables. However at His trial Jesus was ask, “Are you then the Son of God?” He spoke the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth…
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Gail;
-----Jesus spoke the truth, but He did not always make it obvious. When His disciples asked Him why He spoke to the people in parables, Jesus said it was given to them to know the truth, but not to the people. He said they do not see what they see or hear what they hear. Only God can know the thoughts and intents of the heart. Everyone else is limited to the use of language, and language is not greatly efficient. So Proverbs 2:1-5 is compelling. The truth does not just come and sit down in our hearts. You must give great attention to all its details, storing it in your heart as you learn it. And you have to try hard to understand it. You have to cry out for it and search for it. These are not things had by someone indifferent to the truth, let alone in opposition to it. These were things Jesus’ disciples had, so as Jesus said, they would be given more. And the people not having these, what little they did have would even be taken from them.
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