The Truth

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)

I have been thinking the last couple of days about how do I know who I am. Can I look and search within myself? Jeremiah makes clear that the heart is (above all things) wicked and unknowable. Can I intellectualy examine my psyche? James says that we lie even to ourselves all the time. Can I ask others who I am? This is probably a bit better than the others; however no one can judge our hearts (including us). Where do we find the truth about who we are?

Only in Jesus Christ who is the truth can I find out who I am. While the non-Christian world scurries about looking for distraction after distraction so that they will never have to look at themselves in the mirror of the Word made flesh, we should be examining our lives in light of the Holy scripture. Aristotle said that the unexamined life is not worth living...how many people today will do virtually anything to remain unexamined?

So who am I? I am a sinner who has been covered (mercifully) by the blood of Jesus Christ. The only difference between me and the lying, cheating, murdering, homosexual, barbaric heathen is the blood of Christ covering my barbarism. Because He covered me (He loved me first), I bow humbly before Him as a servant before his king. I am far from the perfect servant. I am far from the perfect adopted child, but I am a child of His nonetheless.

Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed [each other]. Truth shall spring out of the earth; and righteousness shall look down from heaven. (Psalm 85:10-11)

Psalm 85 is a Messianic Psalm directly describing Christ. When we see the truth of ourselves through Christ, we see the mercy of God toward us. When we see the truth of our condition, we see the abject splendor of his righteousness.

Today was a bit theological, but the real point is the darkness that those who reject Christ are in.