Walk In Truth

As God's people, we need to walk in the truth. What is the truth? God's Word. Therefore, to walk in the truth, we need to know God's Word. And to know God's Word, we need to study it. We need to read it, examine it, and reflect on it so that we understand clearly and with certainty all that God's says.

"I have no greater joy than this,

to hear of my children

walking in the truth."

3 John 1:4 (NASB)

Today, God's Word is perilously being neglected in many of our churches. As a result, these churches are not walking in the truth, but rather in deception. For example, the majority of sermons today are not based on the Scriptures, but rather they are Scripture based on sermon. The pastor usually picks a topic he wants to talk about, or has to talk about because it is part of a series or theme that was chosen, and then throws in one or two verses for added effect. Instead of God being in control, man is. Instead of the Bible being the core, theme is. Instead of God speaking, man is. I wonder, sometimes, the dramatic difference it would make in our churches if pastors just read the Scriptures and left man out of it.