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"Into your hands I commit my spirit; redeem me, O LORD, the God of truth." (Psalm 31:5)
 
          Are you glad that God is the God of truth? Imagine a world in which "truth" changed from moment to moment. That cup of coffee you enjoyed earlier could turn into poison in your stomach. Red lights could come to mean "go" and the solidity of your car, or the fluidity of the air could change in an instant. Rain could turn to rocks. The universe could wink out of existence or come to life. The sun could move so that we're as close as Mercury, or as far away as Neptune. Your pay check could be given to someone living in Bumblebee, Arizona. Your marriage license suddenly say that you are married to Hannibal Lector. He could eat you for breakfast and regurgitate you for lunch, except you wouldn't be yourself, you would be Jabba Desilijic Tiure and in the meanwhile, he could turn into a flying spaghetti monster. Your children could cease to exist, or turn into cockroaches and spiders.
          In order to function, we need a stable physical reality. We also need a stable non-physical reality. Who or whatever establishes what is real and true is God.  That's one of the things that a god does. That's the problem today. There are many people who think that they have the right to choose their own realities, and that there is no problem with those realities being fluid. They further believe that any reality of which they don't approve is a personal offence. This means that everyone around them is obligated to accept their reality even if those around them find it offensive. Do you see how impossible it would be to function in such a world?
          Thank God, God is the God of truth. The universe that He created reflects that truth because like any piece of art, it reflects its Creator. It is because God is the God of truth that life, sanity, health, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control are even possible, and it is as we conform to that truth that we find them. Being "real" doesn't mean being what we want to be or think we are. It means being what God says we are and what He wants us to be. Anything else is folly.
 
 

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