“I have come into the world—to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice.”
John 18:37
Jesus tells us here that there is a realm where all truth is known. It is not in this world. Jesus came into the world to “bear witness to the truth.”
The Bible tells us that in this world, we know “in part” (1 Cor. 13:12). That is why we often feel that we are only getting part of the story. Where on earth is the truth fully known?
Jesus tells us here that there is a place where truth is known. God knows the truth. He knows every thought, word, and deed of every person. God knows the truth about all that is, has been, and will be.
One of the most encouraging signs in our world is that there is a new hunger for truth in many hearts. We’ve been told for a generation that there is no such thing as “the truth.” There is only “your truth” and “my truth.” How can there be justice if there is no such thing as the truth?
If there is such a thing as “the truth,” there can be a conversation about what it might be. We can pursue the truth and seek after it together. We can disagree, we can debate.
But if there is only “your truth” and “my truth,” discussion becomes difficult. To question “your truth” feels like a personal attack. People are so deeply divided that it is hard to have a reasonable conversation.
If you long for the truth, you are not far from the Kingdom of God. If you hunger and thirst for the truth, you will be drawn to Jesus. He came to bear witness to the truth. The truth of who God is. The truth of who you are, of what life is, and of how your life can be blessed.
In what ways have you sensed that the world’s idea of “truth” is lacking?
