As Pilate was questioning Jesus, Pilate made this statement, “What is truth?”
Many people believe that truth is found in words or pictures that are factual in content and context. Perhaps, but there is another context where we find truth, it is in Christ Jesus. Many people don’t know the truth. We are often deceived by words or pictures created by people, spiritual forces, wicked things. People don’t even try to know the truth.
Why?
Someone once told me this, “You can’t handle the truth!” At the time, I was asking for honesty about a situation. Later, I realized that the person who made this statement didn’t want to divulge the truth, not for my sake, but for hers. She was the one who couldn’t handle the truth. I think many people don’t want to speak or even know the truth because they can’t handle the truth. It would reveal who they are inside.
John 18:37–38 (King James Version)
37 Pilate therefore said unto him, Art thou a king then? Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into the world, that I should bear witness unto the truth. Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice.
38 Pilate saith unto him, What is truth? And when he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all.
Jesus describes himself as the truth. There is no lie in Christ. He cannot lie. And yet we question God on almost everything that we don’t like because people want what they want, they want to do what they want to do.
John 14:6 (KJV):
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”
To know the truth is to know Jesus. He is the truth. And people who are in sin don’t want to know the truth, they live in a lie. They live according to their own “truths” or rather lies. Now most people would say who would want to live a life of lies. My answer is many people because they find it easier to lie than to face the truth about themselves.
Even in a church the pews are filled with people who don’t want to hear the truth. They sit in pews where words are told to them and it makes them feel good. Then they go out and do the things that God hates and think that they are good people because no one told them that what they are doing is wrong and they are sinning.
Jesus also said that if you want to hear His voice then you must be of the truth. Hearing the voice of Jesus requires living in the truth. When you start to live in the truth you get closer to God, His voice can be heard. It will help you to discern who is speaking to you, is it the demons or is it the voice of truth, Jesus. If you want to get closer to Jesus it takes truthful and authentic living.
If you truly want to be saved. then the truth will set you free. Jesus cannot live in a lie, he cannot live in you when you are lying or hiding the truth. It’s time to be set free. Start to speak the truth. Confess your sins to the Lord ask to be forgiven. Repent and turn away from all the lies of your past. It is hard, and it takes courage to live in the truth. The truth holds you accountable to live a God honoring life. It takes courage and resolve. Be strong and courageous.
Lord, I pray that people will know the truth and live authentic lives, I pray that they will know you as their Lord and Savior. Jesus is the truth, the life, and the way to their salvation. Not by works but by faith and truth and love in the Spirit. I pray that they will know you more and more and that their lives will be clean, righteous, and good. I pray that they will be able to speak and receive truth in love. Thank you Lord Jesus, Amen.
