11/01/2025
All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
-Arthur Schopenhauer, Born Feb 22, 1788
Truth. What a simple yet weighty word.
Jesus says that He came to testify to the truth:
“You are a king, then!” said Pilate. Jesus answered, “You are right in saying I am a king. In fact, for this reason I was born, and for this I came into the world, to testify to the truth. Everyone on the side of truth listens to me.” (John 18:37)
He also says that He is the Way, Truth and Life:
“I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” John 14:6.
Today it is perceived as being narrow minded and intolerant to believe in Absolute Truth.
Here's what I believe...
ALL of us, male and female, are made in the Image and Likeness of God (Genesis 1:26) ALL of us.
And if we believe on Jesus and His atoning sacrifice then we are redeemed and reunited with our inheritance as joint heirs of the Kingdom of Heaven. This is a big deal! This reconciliation to our True Identity allows us to move in love and power because of the Authority we have IN Christ.
Here's the thing... just like Adam and Eve, we ALL have a choice to believe Who we are - our Identity.
We also have a choice to believe or not believe that when Jesus breathed His last breath on the cross, died and rose again to the right hand of the Father that HE reinstated us to have dominion on the earth and exercise His rule and reign right now, here on Earth. For those who are IN Christ.
If Arthur Schopenhauer is correct, what "stage" of truth are we in?
It feels an awful lot like the Second phase - Violent Opposition.
Press On Man of God
You are Mighty.
You are the Righteousness of God.
You have the backing of the greatest Kingdom known.
You are loved by your Father in Heaven.
JD
