The Voice of Truth
Dear J.,
Casting Crowns (a christian music group) has a song entitled "The Voice of Truth". The song is about leaping out in faith but how satan tells us lies about how we "can't" do those things that God tells us that we can do. It refers to two specific bible related events. One, when Peter climbs out of the boat and walks on water toward Jesus, who is holding out His hands to Peter. Peter, loses faith and starts to sink, Jesus reaches out and saves him. He admonishes Peter for not trusting Him. The second event is David and Goliath. He is facing this giant with only a sling and a stone. He's surrounded by warriors dressed in armor who are literally shaking in their shoes. David ends up bringing the giant down.
The singer talks about how different voices (that of both the crashing waves and of the giant) tell him he can't do it. The refrain goes like this:
The Voice of Truth (Jesus) tells me a different story,
The Voice of Truth says DO NOT BE AFRAID.
The Voice of Truth says This if for My Glory.
Out of all the voices calling out to me,
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth.
That song means alot to me as it should to anyone who hears it. And I mean truly hears it. We are not to listen to the voices that say we can't win. They are liars. The only voice we should listen to and BELIEVE is the Voice of Truth. Jesus assures us we can do ALL things through Him (Phil 4:13). He also says that we can move a mountain if we have faith as small as a mustard seed. Wouldn't it be wonderful that we could obtain that level of faith (a mustard seed is incredibly tiny so even the most faithful among us has very little faith if it only takes that of a mustard seed to accomplish such a feat) that we could move a mountain?
But, some of us do move mountains. They are emotional mountains (the physical mountain is actually what is being referred to in that verse so please don't take liberties about what you think is implied).
Daily, I have to remind myself that Jesus is Truth. He will never lie to me or mislead me. I need only truly believe to accomplish all that I wish. But my wishes must be in line with His word. He desires to give us more than what we have. But it is not what the world says we should want. He's there, holding out Hands, encouraging you to "climb out of the boat" we're in and walk to him on the crashing waves. He is in the realm of the unknown and we have so little experience with all He can do. To many people, His miracles are stories we have read in a book. We know them to be true but what would we do if a miracle was performed before our very eyes. And it was SO obvious that there was no denying it? Such as the water into wine? The feeding of the five thousand? Wouldn't that be incredibly awesome?
And why do we doubt the Voice of Truth? We are so easily suckered into Satan's traps because we don't have faith. Or patience. Or trust. Even though in our heads, we KNOW we can trust Him....but a part of us holds back. Clinging to the control (our perception of control).
But for me, and for others, I will listen to and believe the Voice of Truth. And I desire to have others come to the same place and do the same. Satan is all that God is not. We have to shut out those other voices and listen to the one real voice of Jesus Christ.
Casting Crowns (a christian music group) has a song entitled "The Voice of Truth". The song is about leaping out in faith but how satan tells us lies about how we "can't" do those things that God tells us that we can do. It refers to two specific bible related events. One, when Peter climbs out of the boat and walks on water toward Jesus, who is holding out His hands to Peter. Peter, loses faith and starts to sink, Jesus reaches out and saves him. He admonishes Peter for not trusting Him. The second event is David and Goliath. He is facing this giant with only a sling and a stone. He's surrounded by warriors dressed in armor who are literally shaking in their shoes. David ends up bringing the giant down.
The singer talks about how different voices (that of both the crashing waves and of the giant) tell him he can't do it. The refrain goes like this:
The Voice of Truth (Jesus) tells me a different story,
The Voice of Truth says DO NOT BE AFRAID.
The Voice of Truth says This if for My Glory.
Out of all the voices calling out to me,
I will choose to listen and believe the Voice of Truth.
That song means alot to me as it should to anyone who hears it. And I mean truly hears it. We are not to listen to the voices that say we can't win. They are liars. The only voice we should listen to and BELIEVE is the Voice of Truth. Jesus assures us we can do ALL things through Him (Phil 4:13). He also says that we can move a mountain if we have faith as small as a mustard seed. Wouldn't it be wonderful that we could obtain that level of faith (a mustard seed is incredibly tiny so even the most faithful among us has very little faith if it only takes that of a mustard seed to accomplish such a feat) that we could move a mountain?
But, some of us do move mountains. They are emotional mountains (the physical mountain is actually what is being referred to in that verse so please don't take liberties about what you think is implied).
Daily, I have to remind myself that Jesus is Truth. He will never lie to me or mislead me. I need only truly believe to accomplish all that I wish. But my wishes must be in line with His word. He desires to give us more than what we have. But it is not what the world says we should want. He's there, holding out Hands, encouraging you to "climb out of the boat" we're in and walk to him on the crashing waves. He is in the realm of the unknown and we have so little experience with all He can do. To many people, His miracles are stories we have read in a book. We know them to be true but what would we do if a miracle was performed before our very eyes. And it was SO obvious that there was no denying it? Such as the water into wine? The feeding of the five thousand? Wouldn't that be incredibly awesome?
And why do we doubt the Voice of Truth? We are so easily suckered into Satan's traps because we don't have faith. Or patience. Or trust. Even though in our heads, we KNOW we can trust Him....but a part of us holds back. Clinging to the control (our perception of control).
But for me, and for others, I will listen to and believe the Voice of Truth. And I desire to have others come to the same place and do the same. Satan is all that God is not. We have to shut out those other voices and listen to the one real voice of Jesus Christ.
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