Bob Barker will always be known for the decades he hosted the TV game show, “The Price Is Right.” Older folks (like myself) may also remember him hosting another game show called, “Truth Or Consequences.” Personally, I saw it only in syndication. To the best of recollection, contestants were brought on stage and asked a trivia question. They had just 2 seconds to respond. Usually, the question was nearly impossible to answer … or a punch line to a really bad joke. Failing to provide the “truth” in response to the trivia question, they now must face the consequences, which was typically some kind of hilarious stunt.
It would be nice if life were so simple, but it isn't. The “truth” is not a matter of answering a trivia question or giving a correct answer to some riddle. To make things worse, failing to embrace the truth has dire consequences.
Despite everything you see on the news or read on the internet, the real battle going on in our country is not political or philosophical. It is a spiritual warfare. The main issue under attack is the subject of truth.
Our nation was built upon the foundation of truth. The preamble of the Declaration of Independence states, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (emphasis added). Even though truth is a foundation of our nation's freedom, this foundation is being systematically destroyed by those in the highest offices of government, supported by many Americans.
Sadly, truth is only important at select times these days. People complain when politicians lie. They are hurt when people lie to them. But they are not hesitant to fudge an expense report or tell a convenient lie.
When politicians debate or make speeches, there are reporters who claim to “fact-check” their claims. Of course, the same reporters don't appreciate it when others do a fact-check of their reporting.
Isaiah 5:20-21 says, “Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light, and light for darkness; that put bitter for sweet, and sweet for bitter! Woe unto them that are wise in their own eyes, and prudent in their own sight!” These condemning words are certainly applicable for America right now. Many in our nation call the truth a lie and a lie the truth.
Furthermore, manipulation is being used as part of the evil agenda to brainwash our people. Any person who publicly declares what the Bible says about homosexuality is harshly condemned for being judgmental and may soon be arrested for hate speech. Stating the Bible's opposition to the transgender lifestyle is met with open hostility and anger. Christians are being manipulated into remaining silent while sin is running rampant in our land. Ultimately, we are headed for a lawless society where the only crime will be Christianity.
Despite the overt hypocrisy about truth, our nation continues its rebellious and arrogant decent toward judgment. Some argue that judgment has already arrived in America. Sodom was on the brink of destruction when God mercifully delivered righteous Lot and his daughters. I am looking for the Lord to soon deliver us from this sin-infested world.
Truth may be unpopular today, but everyone will soon be judged by the very truth they are seeking to obliterate. The Bible says, “Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.” Our nation is sowing wickedly. Very soon it will be harvest time and reaping will occur. Those who hate and reject the truth will soon find that the greatest lie is the one they have told themselves. Those who reject the truth will soon face the consequences.
Although it will not be sung from the halls of Congress these days, Julia Ward Howe's famous chorus is certainly true:
Glory,
glory, hallelujah!
Glory,
glory, hallelujah!
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