The Rewards of Truth

Donna Braman

Today Is The Day The Lord Has Made And I Shall Rejoice In It!

THE REWARDS OF TRUTH

Read Proverbs 2:1-9

God's principles are the truths that we build a righteous and joyful life. In developing a scriptural foundation for living, we naturally learn the Lord's ways. Getting to know Him is the greatest blessing possible, and the more we experience Him, the more we will long to be in His presence.

Building truth is like digging for gold; if we find a tiny morsel, we keep scratching around until we come upon another. We keep building those morsels, feeding ourselves God's truth until we find a chunk the size of a an apple. Now we're biting into some sound principles.

We start to get excited about our morsels of our experience with the Lord and His word, and as a result, our intimacy, hunger and thirst for the Lord grows stronger. Walking in His truth gives us confidence and the assurance that He is always guarding and guiding His children.

Another benefit of learning and applying truth is spiritual discernment. Christians with a foundation of scriptural reality have the capacity to distinguish a lie, even when it is presented as supportable fact. We can recognize the 10% of the lie that makes the 90% all a lie because it's been twisted. A wrong offer of facts that was presented in an appealing way might have fooled us before, but it now prompts a check in our spirit.

In addition, growing in discernment and wisdom equips us for greater service in God's Kingdom. The more we experience Him, the better we become at discipling other believers.

SEED WORD:

Make sure you are growing in truth from the word and not from man. The word is not for man to change but for it to change man. The more of God's truth you know the more abundant living you will experience and the more you will be able to lead others into truth. The Lord allows no righteous act to go unrewarded. When we build a scriptural foundation of truth for our lives, we receive godly wisdom and new opportunities to serve Him. How great is our reward!