1 Corinthians 13:4-8
Love rejoices in the truth. Many today don’t know Truth. Their truth is based on what their own perception of right and wrong, or good and evil, or truth and lies may be.
When searching for truth, it seems the first place to start is with the author of truth. Jesus says, ‘I am the...truth’ (Jn. 14:8). Jesus identify Himself as truth. Truth in the flesh. Now that Jesus ascended into heaven He has sent the Spirit of Truth. Jesus is Truth. It is who He is not what He does.
The reason Love rejoices in the truth is this, in the same amount Jesus is Truth, Jesus is also Love. Jesus is Love ( 1Jn. 4:8). It is not what He does it is who He is. Jesus is Love and at the same degree Jesus is Truth and at the same measure Jesus is Holy.
Love, Truth, Holy is who Jesus is.
People by nature are deceived from birth. They are deceived because they are separate from God. They are not God nor do they have the nature of God in them. The Bible calls it, ‘dead in our transgressions’ ( Eph. 2:1).
As a result we don’t know Truth. We know about it. We try to be truthful however our natural person will lie at any given time, for the most insignificant reasons. When we feel threatened we will lie. People will lie to those they love for the sake of protecting others emotions. Wives lie to their husbands and husbands lie to wives. Parents lie to their children and children lie to parents.
Lies cause separation of healthy emotional bonds due to distrust. We lie because the nature of Truth is not in us.
How do you speak? What is your nature? Do you lie to save your skin? Do you lie to those you love because you perceive truth will bring a negative feeling to someone?
Jesus said two things regarding our thoughts and how we speak: ( Mt.12:34) ‘Out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks’ and “that for every idle word (people) may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.”
(Mt. 12:36-37).
If you claim to be a Christian or you are a born again Christian, you have the Holy Spirit in you. If you lie, or use lies to smooth things over, please consider Matthew 12: 36: ‘every word will be accounted for on the day of judgement’.
If you have the Holy Spirit then let the Holy Spirit have His place in your soul. Let the Holiness of the Spirit in you take over your mind, emotion and will so you speak well.
Love rejoices in the truth. God who is Love rejoices when you form your thoughts in truth and speak truth.
Read Truth in your Bible. Then what you hear, just like Jesus, speak what you hear. Your life will be filled with rejoicing. Try it and watch the strength of God come into your life.