The Encyclopedia

In John 14:6 Jesus describes Himself as “the way, the truth and the life.” (KJV)  According to Thayer’s Greek definitions, Jesus’ meaning of truth demonstrates “what is true in any matter under consideration.”  That kind of says it all doesn’t it!  It clearly marks the line in the sand that none of us should cross!  Jesus and His Word are true, and that’s it!  Any other fact or truth that is presented that is contrary to what He says therefore must not be totally accurate.

I’ve have always enjoyed history.  I thoroughly relished the various history classes I had in school and still enjoy historical movies, books and online or newspaper reports on historical events and new discoveries.  Back in the mid-eighties when my wife began to homeschool our two youngest children, her parents gave us their old set of encyclopedias for “The Berruto Homeschool” as they used to call it, to be used for information, research and various school projects.  I was so enthralled with the set that I began to read each volume, one at a time in the evenings after dinner.  I don’t remember if I ever finished going through all the books A-Z, but I do recall devouring all the facts and figures and historical data that was contained in the volumes that I did read!

I think that this is the same hunger for the facts and figures of the truth contained in God’s Word that each of us should exemplify!  Our bibles are complete volumes of the encyclopedia of life contained in one book.  And contrary to that 1960's set of books we had (and still do in fact!), the bible encyclopedia never goes out of date!  You never need to get a revision or yearly update.  God’s Word is always fresh, always relevant to the current times, and always contains the latest, most up to date information available!

And… most importantly of all, it IS THE TRUTH!  There is no editorial bias, no human philosophy, and no natural explanations involved.  It is the simple, unpolluted, and faithfully accurate and POWERFUL Word of the living God! (See John 1:1)  1 Corinthians 1:20 declares that within Jesus, who is this living Word of God “All the promises of God in Him are Yes, and in Him Amen, to the glory of God by us.”

So… who or what are you going to believe?  Will you yield your understanding and your life to what the news media says, to what you feel or see, or to the infallible, faithfully true and supernaturally powerful Word of the living God?  Hummm… seems like an easy answer to me!  I choose to agree with what Jesus said when He proclaimed that He and He alone was (and is) “the way, the TRUTH, and the life.”  How about you?  Have a great day.  Stay in tune to His Word and keep asking yourself… “What TRUTH am I expecting today?”