Me-Maw Thoughts
Number 684
May 21, 2024///
Have you ever seen a fake name brand purse or clothes or any item that looked so much like the real that you could not tell it from real, except for the cost.
There are rings and necklaces that look so real it takes an experienced jeweler to tell the difference.
But the person wearing or carrying the fake knows.
What in our lives is fake and what is real.
Society offers success but it is empty of any joy. Money will buy things, but they do not give satisfaction for long.
Jesus said the truth would set us free. So like Pilate at Jesus trial we need to ask ourselves, “What is truth”?
Do we see the things around us as they really are, or do we see what society wants us to see and believe?
Every person has at least heard of Billy Graham, the great evangelist. I may have shared this story before, but it drives home the point that I want to share.
Billy Grham’s mother, Ruth Bell Graham, was invited to a very prestigious dinner party in London, England. As she conversed, she discovered that the distinguished-looking older gentleman seated beside her was the former head of Scotland Yard, Great Briain’s equivalent of the FBI.
Fascinated, she respectfully began to probe him for short accounts of incidents.
As he opened up during her genuine interest, he revealed that the departments under his authority had included those for forgery or counterfeiting.
When she surmised that he must have spent a lot of time studying counterfeit signatures, he corrected her.
He said” “On the contrary, Mrs. Graham. I spent all of my time studying the genuine thing. That way, when I saw a counterfeit, I could immediately detect it.”
Wow, think about that principle! If we want to be able to detect counterfeit truth, we need to immerse ourselves in the real thing.
We need to spend time in the Bible which is Truth and in time in prayer which opens up our heart to the truth of who Jesus is and spend time praising the Lord Jesus for all he did on the cross and through the resurrection.
The Bible is God’s word and has a lot to say about truth! Here is one scripture of many!
Jeremiah 33:6 (NKJV)
Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
When someone is wearing a fake ring or carrying a fake brand name purse, it is no big deal that the observer does not know they are fake. Or maybe the observer knows from the way they live the rest of their life that they would not be able to afford the real!
But they have not paid the price for real!
I want to give you two things to think about!
First, are you seeking truth by spending time reading and studying the Bible which is the handbook of life and praying which is a privilege God has given us, and praising, which is a weapon against the lies of this world? This is the price to pay for the real truth!
Second, do the people who hear you talk about being a Christian, know you are a real believer by the rest of your life, or do they know you are a pretend only Christian by observing your life? No price has been paid for knowing the truth from the word!
The Bible is God’s word and has a lot to say about truth!
Are you the real thing! The world is looking for truth in all the wrong places! May they see it in all who read this.
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Father, fill each of us with the truth of your word. We release our lives inside and out to you. Live truth through us and give us the discernment to know truth and lies in the world around us. We want to be free to be all you have called us to be, and the truth sets us free! I ask this in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth. Amen!
Love, MeMaw
THOUGHTS FROM SKYDIVING MEMAW 