(Truth) – The Way of God

Intro: In Isaiah 65:16 God is called the God of truth. Truth is the opposite of false and means honest, valid, exact, correct, and accurate. Because God is by nature truth, everything He says, promises, and does is true.

I. Truth is the way of God. Truth is part of God’s armor. We are to keep truth around us at all times like a belt. (Eph. 6:14) By God’s truth we defeat the Devil. It sets us free!

 a. God’s word is always perfectly true. (142) Psalms 119:142 (NKJV)  Your righteousness is an everlasting righteousness, And Your law is truth. There is never a mixture of error or untruth.

 b. There is joy in God’s word. Psalms 119:143 (NKJV)  Trouble and anguish have overtaken me, Yet Your commandments are my delights.

 It brings joy to our hearts, it refreshes us. God’s word restores your soul and brings joy to you. 

 c. Understanding God’s word brings life.  Psalms 119:144 (NKJV)
¹⁴⁴ The righteousness of Your testimonies is everlasting; Give me understanding, and I shall live. The word of God fills our lives with power.

     God’s word pleases us and gives us wise advice. It shows us the path of blessing.

II. God’s word sanctifies us. John 17:17 – 19 (NLT)
¹⁷ Make them holy (sanctify them) by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth.
¹⁸ Just as you sent me into the world; I am sending them into the world.
¹⁹ And I give myself as a holy sacrifice for them so they can be made holy by your truth.

 a. God’s word sets us apart and separates us from the world to be pure and holy, fully consecrated to God and His way of truth. When His word becomes the priority in our lives we will be set free.  John 8:31-32 (NLT) ³¹ Jesus said to the people who believed in him, “You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings.

      ³² And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”

 b. As we read, meditate, and study God’s word the Holy Spirit takes the word and sets us apart for God’s use day by day as we grow in our sanctification until the great and glorious day of our eternal sanctification. 1 John 3:2-3 (NLT) ² Dear friends, we are already God’s children, but he has not yet shown us what we will be like when Christ appears. But we do know that we will be like him, for we will see him as he really is.
³ And all who have this eager expectation will keep themselves pure, just as he is pure.

III. We must choose God’s truth.  Matthew 7:13-14 (NKJV) ¹³ "Enter by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and there are many who go in by it. ¹⁴ Because narrow is the gate and difficult is the way which leads to life, and there are few who find it.

 a. The way of sin and error is broad and leads to destruction. Majority of people choose this way. They are led by their own decisions and the advice of others. This is the way of deception and error which leads to death and hell.  Remember Adam and Eve! (Gen. 2&3)

 b. The way of truth is narrow and difficult, not because God’s truth is difficult to understand or because it’s hard to become a Christian, but because there is only one way and few choose to walk that narrow way. But Salvation comes only one narrow way, thru Jesus!

      John 14:6 (NKJV)  Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.

    

Invitation: The truth is you must be born again as Jesus said in John 3:3 or you will never see the kingdom of God or experience eternal life. You are born again when you confess your sins and ask Jesus to forgive you and save your soul for Heaven. After salvation we are to live our lives based on the truth of God’s word so we can fully experience all God wants us to.