The Nature of Truth
Sometimes we say things can't be absolutes! We say let's be "flexible" lets do that or do this! God is however not confused, He is not filled with maybes or stories that play with the truth.
We might spend time studying scripture; trying to argue amongst each other for the meaning of that scripture or the next! Stuck in our heads, hoping some how through theologic repetition things will come alive.
The truth is God doesn't have different versions of the truth; in fact not only that; He is truth. He is the only truth. He is not taking part in our bickering. His truth is steady, singular, and alive! Beyond our shifting sands.
The Path to Righteousness
Our path to righteousness is through faith, not through our acts of condoning multiple-human-sanctioned-stories, but rather through the Jesus stories. Our Christ! Our savor.
Apostle Peter confirmed our need for faith refinement, the journey; but also the victory!
The Value of Faith Over Gold
Not your gold, but your faith!
Faith refinement is the hard part of the journey, but it's also the most real! Real in spirit, unwavering and absolute! Through fire of challenge, we learn that it is not our Gold that God wants but the celebration of our faith; letting God crucify our flesh to fill that void with His Love and truth.
The Paradox of Understanding
We are so blinded by our ways! We try to rationalise that God has things that must make sense in our fallen world, while at the same time saying He created the universe; how can both be true!
We must but marvel at His brilliance and His victory in letting Him allow us to choose Him or not choose Him. Our will. If you have experienced a loss of someone close, imagine God has to experience the loss of billions who may never know Him, and to be lost forever to darkness! But for the one!
The Daily Choosing
For us in Christ let's choose Him every day that he may slice another piece of us that can stay fallen in the fallen world and hold high that we are becoming more like Him on our way to that victory day in a world outside this world!
Scripture Reflection
"I know how great this makes you feel, even though you have to put up with every kind of aggravation in the meantime. Pure gold put in the fire comes out of it proved pure; genuine faith put through this suffering comes out proved genuine. When Jesus wraps this all up, it's your faith, not your gold, that God will have on display as evidence of his victory."
— 1 Peter 1:6-7 MSG