“I don’t enjoy my life,” Jay complained, “I feel like I’m living a lie, and life doesn’t make sense anymore. No matter how hard I try to be kind, cool, and nice to people, they always think I’m acting fake. Like seriously, is there any point to my existence?”
“Hey, your life isn’t a lie, Jay, and you’re not living a meaningless life,” Rick replied. “Your life isn’t a shadow, because you’re born of God’s Word. That’s the true essence of life, and what gives true meaning and purpose to life.”
This brings to mind the account of the Lord Jesus before Pontius Pilate in John 18: As the Lord was interrogated by Pilate, the Lord said: “...For this cause I was born, and for this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth…” (John 18:37). Pilate had to ask Him, “What is truth?”
You see, the world doesn’t know much about truth. In the world, everything is a shadow and life doesn’t make sense; no one ever finds their true reason for being. Even the great Solomon, in all of his wisdom, couldn’t discover truth. He said, “…Everything is completely meaningless! Nothing has any meaning” (Ecclesiastes 1:2 NIRV). No wonder Jesus said, “...indeed a greater than Solomon is here” (Luke 11:31), because He came to bear witness unto the truth.
Moreover, He is truth personified (John 14:6). For anyone to know truth, they’ve got to know Him, the incarnate Word of God, for whatever the Word says is truth. So many are living a lie, because they’ve rejected the Word, the Word of truth (2 Thessalonians 2:10), but not you! You’re born of His truth.
That’s why you’ve got true joy. Only those born of truth experience the joy of truth; true and lasting joy! Living in and by the Word of truth translates you into the reality of eternity, where you only see and experience endless prosperity, opportunities, and possibilities. Hallelujah!
Prayer
The Lord guides me continually, and satisfies my desire in scorched places, making my bones strong; always, I’m like a well watered garden, a spring of water, whose waters never dry. I’m born of the Word of truth, filled with the true essence of life, hope, joy, peace and prosperity. Hallelujah!
