Truth can be ignored but not escaped.

Scripture Read: 2 John 1 The elder to the chosen lady and her children, whom I love in truth; and not only I, but also all who know the truth, 2 for the sake of the truth which abides in us and will be with us forever: 3 Grace, mercy and peace will be with us, from God the Father and from Jesus Christ, the Son of the Father, in truth and love. 4 I was very glad to find some of your children walking in truth, just as we have received commandment to do from the Father. 5 Now I ask you, lady, not as though I were writing to you a new commandment, but the one which we have had from the beginning, that we love one another. 6 And this is love, that we walk according to His commandments. This is the commandment, just as you have heard from the beginning, that you should walk in it.

Application: What is truth? A question that has echoed down all of our history Lord – including the question Pilate used to avoid dealing with his responsibility as Governor to administer real justice. Fortunately Father you have not left that a mystery for us to deal with. Your Word is truth! The issue for us is are we willing to deal with it? John emphasis truth here and it is interesting what word carries in it’s meaning …Truth ἀλήθεια alḗtheia; Truth, reality; the unveiled reality^[1] - The idea of the “unveiled reality” is important here. All truth is truth, but not all truth is revealed, and even revealed truth is seen by us. That is really what Truth is, whether we see it or not, it is reality. That which God has not revealed, no man can unveil. The truth God has revealed is for us, but some still do not see it. We really are the ones that make it veiled or not. Once God has shed His light on anything, if we are willing we will see it. If we choose to remain blinded – it does not change what that reality is. We will still have to give an answer to You Lord, so we need to take this seriously. We all need to remember that it is Your stewardship of allowing us to be independent willed creatures Father that opens the door for us to ignore revealed truth. You could make all see what You have revealed, which You have stated will happen - Romans 14:11 (NASB95) For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall give praise to God.”
Philippians 2:9–10 (NASB95) For this reason also, God highly exalted Him, and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name, ¹⁰ so that at the name of Jesus every knee will bow, of those who are in heaven and on earth and under the earth,

You choose not to do that right now allowing us time to come to repentance, growth, and maturity. Many times we choose to remain blind. Lord,  grant us Your grace to have the courage to see things the way they truly are. We love You Lord!

* Meditation Questions: Do you fear truth that may cause change in your life? Do you think truth can be relative? How? Why? Do you ask God to reveal His truth to you? Do you seek and study to learn the truth?

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^[1] Zodhiates, S. (2000). The complete word study dictionary : New Testament (electronic ed.). Chattanooga, TN: AMG Publishers.