HE
tells me the truth.
JESUS loves you just the way you are but HE loves
you too much to let you stay that way.
So HE tells you the truth.
Why? Because it is the truth that
sets you free. First, it makes us
miserable, but then it sets us free.
John 8:32 (NIV), "JESUS said you will know
the truth and the truth will set you free."
JESUS loves you just the way you are but HE loves
you too much to let you stay that way.
So HE tells you the truth.
Why? Because it is the truth that
sets you free. First, it makes us
miserable, but then it sets us free.
We don't like to hear the truth about
ourselves. We just like to hear good
stuff. But because JESUS is kind, HE
levels with you. HE tells you the
truth. HE says, "You're blowing
it" when you are. HE tells you the
truth about yourselves, your motives, your relationships, sin, what's right and
what's wrong, whether it's politically correct or not.
One of the reasons I know the Bible is true is
because it is so gut level honest about the heroes. Most biographies gloss over the weak points
of the person. But in the Bible when it
says things like, "David was a man after GOD's own heart" it also
says he had a guy killed so he could get his wife. Blatantly honest.
To
being kind like CHRIST mean to level with your friends.
Sometimes the kindest thing you can do for somebody
is tell them the truth. Level with
them. Progress comes as a result of
feedback. Growth comes as the result of feedback. Since none of us is perfect we all need to
be corrected. We all need somebody
who'll level with us. JESUS tells us the
truth in kindness and HE wants you to tell other people the truth. It's the kind thing to do.
Ephesians 4;15 (Amp), "Let our lives
lovingly express the truth in all things." The way you can be kind is by caring enough
to confront, to tell the truth.
Just a thought from the front porch…
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