“He who questions the commandment of God before obeying has already denied Him.” Pastor Dr. Dietrich Bonhoeffer> The commandment one contemplates here is “They that worship Him must worship Him in Spirit and in Truth.” My father and mother planted the seed in my young spirit growing up that I was to tell the truth even if it drew negative consequences. Even now in my maturing years to stand aloof from the clear and present truth is extremely taboo and even convicting for me so that this principle of truth stands saliently above all other principles in my life except for love. A keen observation would note that there are different presentations and expressions of truth so that I must qualify my extrapolating here by saying that I am referring to “Divine Truth” or in other words, the Lord’s Word as expressed through command to humanity. The issue taken here is that in the 21st century many people say they want the truth and even go as far as to expect and even demand that the truth be presented to them and when the presentation is made they reject it for a sweet and equivocal lie that appears as truth. This self eclipsing of “Divine Truth” is what allows many of the destructive and deathly manifestations that occur in our lives to happen and then we immediately question the Lord’s sovereignty and faithfulness. To reject His Divine Truth, expressed through the commandments of His word, is to deny Him; and dialectical reasoning would conclude, that we should not entertain the Lord’s solidarity with us no more (and certainly even with a greater sentiment) than we would lend our solidarity to the one who rejects us. Many people use the expression “my truth” however, our truth pales in comparison to His truth because we do not possess the power to enforce our truth absolutely. He alone possesses this absolute power. Understanding this revelation should open up our spirits and cause us to embrace this impenetrable ontological reality which will remove us from the estranged place of rejecting Divine Truth and the perils in tow. I have experienced the weight of rejection from colleagues, family members, my children, spouse, church family, church members, etc. for giving the Lord’s truth in a given situation and have been perplexed at the response of hostility as if they would have rathered received a well dressed lie. Our worship and lives cannot stand on a firm substratum if we reject “Divine Truth”. (Just reflecting in the early morning hours)
-Bishop Dr. Guy A. Cox