Truth, values, principles and trust in God

In the times ahead, we are going to need to be trusting. Not trusting in worldly authorities, but in God, who is infinitely more powerful and wise than any human. If we believe in the God of the Bible, trusting in God means that we trust that some truths and values are sacred. No matter what goes on in the world. We must trust the almighty creator of the universe enough to believe that he has a plan. And believe in his plan enough to hold on to what we believe in, even when many will say that we are heading for disaster. When many will say that because of our situation, we have to comply what we know to be wrong. If, in the name of emergency, we will be asked to comply with what we know to be wrong, we must have the faith and strength to say no.

Ultimately it is a question of love and fear. Whether you want to interpret Satan symbolically or literally, you can call God love and Satan fear. God is truth. Satan is the father of lies. Satan wants to scare you into submission. God wants to love you into willing obedience. Satan wants to force you into things that are not in your best interest. God wants to, loving and gently, show you what he knows is for your highest good. 

When we see absolute truth we recognize it. Absolute truth doesn’t need intellectual arguments. Absolute truth is recognized as such as soon as we give up trying to understand it with the intellect. We just know, because it is written into our hearts. Think of it this way: Values that have truth in them, such as love, compassion, balanced generosity, freedom and so on, don’t need explanation. We just recognize them as good. And the opposite is also true. Values such as power hunger, boastful pride, greed etcetera are recognized as bad without us having to argue for it.

We are now in a time where many believe that everything is relative. We also live in a world that to many is devoid of higher meaning or purpose. And there is a big danger in this, because when we don’t have any truths or values to hold on to, we easily become victims of expediency. There we have another ugly word by the way: “expediency”. One that, coupled with “relativism”, becomes downright lethal. Especially in a world where so many dangers are present or lurking on the horizon. From this perspective, it’s easy to accept whatever deemed necessary to ensure survival. Those of us that have faith in a personal, almighty God with a will and a plan, must have the courage to trust that plan and not give our consent, when worldly authorities overstep their boundaries.

If you look at the Bible, both the Old and New Testament, it is full of people that are prepared to die for what they stand for. Prepared to bet their very existence in this world on God and his son. When someone comes and asks you to give up your freedom in the name of emergency and maybe even threatens your life if you don’t comply, will you have the courage, faith and strength to refuse?

Never forget that God is with us!