Read with me in Isa. 59:7-15 Their feet run to evil, and they make haste to shed innocent blood: their thoughts are thoughts of iniquity; wasting and destruction are in their paths.
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
There is so much I have to deal with in this message. Just bear with me as I try to give all that God has layed on my heart. In verse 14 are the words For truth has fallen in the street. Pilot, before handing Jesus over to be crucified made the statement What is truth? We need to answer this question. What is truth? What is it to you? Jesus said You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. How can we be made free if we dont know what truth is? We really cant.
Jesus went a step further though and told us exactly what truth is though. He said I AM THE TRUTH ! The word truth is defined as being absolute, and right. So in reality what Jesus is saying is I am absolute and right! Isnt that something to get excited over? But now who is Jesus? In John chapter one He is called the word. Jesus who is the word of God is the truth! So then we know now that absolute truth is every word spoken or act done by God! Truth is the word of the living God and His commands! It is absolute and can set you free!
Happy is the man who delights in the word of God. He will have the truth stuck away in his heart and will live in the truth of God. He can not be bound by the lies of the devil for he has a standard of truth to live by! As it was said When the enemy comes in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him.
But truth is fallen in the street. What happened to the word of God? What happened to the truth? It has been dropped by us! Everyone has heard the truth. Everyone has held it. It went to all the world! But not everyone has kept the word of truth! Not everyone has obead the word! According to Romans 1:21 Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, niether were they thankful, but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened.
We knew the truth, but we dropped it because we refused to keep it! Instead of glorifying God by seeking Him and following Him in our lives we have gone the way of the world. We live for what we can get in this temporal life rather than what we can know of God and how close we can be to Him! We have traded the truth in Gods word for the things we want here on earth like a bigger house, or better job, or anything other than the knowledge of God! Because we sought after our pleasure rather than dieing to ourselves in truth.
We have known the truth but because we dont act like it we cant say we are of it! Now the results of a life lived apart from the truth is this, turn back to isa. 59:9 Therfor is justice far from us, neither does rightieousness overtake us. We wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness but we walk in darkness. When we dont follow God everyday in everyway, then we lose our rightiouesness! We are no longer justified in God because we dont seek Him with all our heart any longer.
We no longer do what is good and right, and we are in darkness! We become people with no peace. Because we have not let the truth have dominion in our lives! We can say I BELIEVE! and then we go about our lives as though we havent found anything in God worthy enough to take Him with us and to learn more of Him and how we should conduct ourselves in life! We expect salvation because we SAID we believe, but we dont find it because we did not obea but rather left the truth behind so that we could look for our joy in the world!
Our judgment becomes backwards because we no longer seek God for what is true! Every man does what is right in His own sight! Sin no longer is as big a deal as it used to be. Tell a little lie so you dont hurt feelings. Is it so wrong? If you listen to God it is! But if you dont get your truth from Gods word then what is sin? Without the truth of Gods word in you there is no way to know! Right becomes wrong and wrong right! Romans 1:25 said it like this Who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creation more than the creator By the way if we serve OURSELVES we are serving the creation. Verse 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: For even their women did exchange the natural use for that which is against nature.
Listen, Gods word declairs homosexuality an abomination. Yet we see homosexual CHURCHES claiming to be christian because they think that if they believe they will be saved then they will! They feel they need not obea the truth that said they are in sin! They chose to claim the love of God will let them be who they are and they dont need to change. But that is not love at all! Love does not rejoice in sin! It will preach against it and will not condone it! If they loved God then they would turn from their sins! It is the same with many things in the church! Gossip, envy, hate, and the like are all in the church. These are no less sins! Are we willing to turn from them? We need to in order to obeah the truth! Examin yourself, or you may find yourself wanting.
Let me close with this call to follow God. Proverbs 23:23 said Buy the truth That truth is the person of Jesus Christ who died to redeam us. It is every word God spoke. Come to Jesus and admit you need a savior. No one is good in themselves. Let the truth of God live in your heart. Make Him Lord of your life. Make His truth your standard to follow. Maybe you have commited your life to Jesus before. Maybe you have sought the things of the world more than Gods word? It is not a bad thing to check yourself. If everything is good and you are following God then I thank God for you! If not then make it right. God will put His spirit of truth in you. He will show you right from wrong. Live in the truth. Live in Jesus. Would you come to Jesus now?
The way of peace they know not; and there is no judgment in their goings: they have made them crooked paths: whosoever goeth therein shall not know peace. Therefore is judgment far from us, neither doth justice overtake us: we wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness, but we walk in darkness. We grope for the wall like the blind, and we grope as if we had no eyes: we stumble at noon day as in the night; we are in desolate places as dead men. We roar all like bears, and mourn sore like doves: we look for judgment, but there is none; for salvation, but it is far off from us. For our transgressions are multiplied before thee, and our sins testify against us: for our transgressions are with us; and as for our iniquities, we know them; In transgressing and lying against the LORD, and departing away from our God, speaking oppression and revolt, conceiving and uttering from the heart words of falsehood. And judgment is turned away backward, and justice standeth afar off: for truth is fallen in the street, and equity cannot enter. Yea, truth faileth; and he that departeth from evil maketh himself a prey: and the LORD saw it, and it displeased him that there was no judgment.
There is so much I have to deal with in this message. Just bear with me as I try to give all that God has layed on my heart. In verse 14 are the words For truth has fallen in the street. Pilot, before handing Jesus over to be crucified made the statement What is truth? We need to answer this question. What is truth? What is it to you? Jesus said You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free. How can we be made free if we dont know what truth is? We really cant.
Jesus went a step further though and told us exactly what truth is though. He said I AM THE TRUTH ! The word truth is defined as being absolute, and right. So in reality what Jesus is saying is I am absolute and right! Isnt that something to get excited over? But now who is Jesus? In John chapter one He is called the word. Jesus who is the word of God is the truth! So then we know now that absolute truth is every word spoken or act done by God! Truth is the word of the living God and His commands! It is absolute and can set you free!
Happy is the man who delights in the word of God. He will have the truth stuck away in his heart and will live in the truth of God. He can not be bound by the lies of the devil for he has a standard of truth to live by! As it was said When the enemy comes in like a flood, the spirit of the Lord will raise up a standard against him.
But truth is fallen in the street. What happened to the word of God? What happened to the truth? It has been dropped by us! Everyone has heard the truth. Everyone has held it. It went to all the world! But not everyone has kept the word of truth! Not everyone has obead the word! According to Romans 1:21 Because, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, niether were they thankful, but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened.
We knew the truth, but we dropped it because we refused to keep it! Instead of glorifying God by seeking Him and following Him in our lives we have gone the way of the world. We live for what we can get in this temporal life rather than what we can know of God and how close we can be to Him! We have traded the truth in Gods word for the things we want here on earth like a bigger house, or better job, or anything other than the knowledge of God! Because we sought after our pleasure rather than dieing to ourselves in truth.
We have known the truth but because we dont act like it we cant say we are of it! Now the results of a life lived apart from the truth is this, turn back to isa. 59:9 Therfor is justice far from us, neither does rightieousness overtake us. We wait for light, but behold obscurity; for brightness but we walk in darkness. When we dont follow God everyday in everyway, then we lose our rightiouesness! We are no longer justified in God because we dont seek Him with all our heart any longer.
We no longer do what is good and right, and we are in darkness! We become people with no peace. Because we have not let the truth have dominion in our lives! We can say I BELIEVE! and then we go about our lives as though we havent found anything in God worthy enough to take Him with us and to learn more of Him and how we should conduct ourselves in life! We expect salvation because we SAID we believe, but we dont find it because we did not obea but rather left the truth behind so that we could look for our joy in the world!
Our judgment becomes backwards because we no longer seek God for what is true! Every man does what is right in His own sight! Sin no longer is as big a deal as it used to be. Tell a little lie so you dont hurt feelings. Is it so wrong? If you listen to God it is! But if you dont get your truth from Gods word then what is sin? Without the truth of Gods word in you there is no way to know! Right becomes wrong and wrong right! Romans 1:25 said it like this Who exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served the creation more than the creator By the way if we serve OURSELVES we are serving the creation. Verse 26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: For even their women did exchange the natural use for that which is against nature.
Listen, Gods word declairs homosexuality an abomination. Yet we see homosexual CHURCHES claiming to be christian because they think that if they believe they will be saved then they will! They feel they need not obea the truth that said they are in sin! They chose to claim the love of God will let them be who they are and they dont need to change. But that is not love at all! Love does not rejoice in sin! It will preach against it and will not condone it! If they loved God then they would turn from their sins! It is the same with many things in the church! Gossip, envy, hate, and the like are all in the church. These are no less sins! Are we willing to turn from them? We need to in order to obeah the truth! Examin yourself, or you may find yourself wanting.
Let me close with this call to follow God. Proverbs 23:23 said Buy the truth That truth is the person of Jesus Christ who died to redeam us. It is every word God spoke. Come to Jesus and admit you need a savior. No one is good in themselves. Let the truth of God live in your heart. Make Him Lord of your life. Make His truth your standard to follow. Maybe you have commited your life to Jesus before. Maybe you have sought the things of the world more than Gods word? It is not a bad thing to check yourself. If everything is good and you are following God then I thank God for you! If not then make it right. God will put His spirit of truth in you. He will show you right from wrong. Live in the truth. Live in Jesus. Would you come to Jesus now?
