Busyness: Seek Truth

The entirety of Your Word is truth.

Psalm 119:160 (NKJV)

I am the way, the truth, and the life.

John 14:6 (NKJV)

Your Word is truth.

John 17:17 (NKJV)

A small fraction of self-professed Christians read and refer to the Bible daily… but almost all of us watch media (daily), and NO ONE’S CLAPPING LOUDER THAN SATAN.

The father of lies works diligently to confuse us in a media blitz.

What’s the King of Con promoting? Idols, including…

  • Celebrity

  • Entertainment

  • Accomplishment

  • Sensuality

  • Popularity

  • Intoxication

  • Acquisition

  • Wealth & Power

  • Fame & Beauty

  • Cars & Houses

‘The prince of the power of the air’ (Ephesians 2:2) streams idolatry into a PUMPED-up world.

Instead of sharing the fruit of… 'Love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control' (Galatians 5:22-23)... 

Watchers gorge on… lust, thrills, war, impatience, unkindness, cruelty, faithlessness, severity, and self-indulgence.

For Christians, wearing a cross is one thing, but carrying our cross is the real thing:

'If anyone wishes to come after Me, he must deny himself, and take up his cross daily and follow Me' (Luke 9:23). 

What does the Cross of Christ look like today? It looks like Jesus, Whom we must carry throughout the world as the body of Christ.

But to carry the Truth, we must know It. Because 'He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory, but He who seeks the glory of the One Who sent Him is true' (John 7:18). Consider:

No wise business person would go to work without knowing his business thoroughly. Each and every day, he renews his mind and reviews his goals.

So why don’t we renew the Mind of Christ… each and every day?

Paul RE-minds us:

Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God' (Romans 12:2). 

Prove what to whom? The truth! To ourselves first… since the enemy seeks to distract us. Then prove Him to everyone possible.

Fellow saints, let’s read our Bibles daily!

Busyness: Seek Truth (Part 12)

NOTE: This is a 2023 update of a 2013 Carey Lewis Devotion. You may see notes to 'Actors, Models & Talent for Christ.' If you think you're not in show business, think again. Shakespeare said, 'All the world's a stage and all its men and women merely players. Mostly true. But you're not merely players. You are messengers and ambassadors for the King of kings.

Carey Arban