38 Pilate said to Him, “What is truth?” After he had said this, he went back outside to the Jews and told them, “I find no guilt in Him.” ~ John 18:38
Pilate was confused about the meaning of Truth, at least knowing how to recognize it. He lived in a time when the pagan gods were worshipped as truth. Their world was centered around religion, but they were still bound up in their sins. Today, we are in the same dilemma as Pilate. We’re living in a society where we’re constantly trying to get to the bottom of Pilate’s question, what is Truth?
Today’s society is hard-pressed against answering this question. We no longer seek Truth, but instead, we now only want our own truth. Jesus said He is the Truth. Jesus said that the Truth will set us free. Right now, we no longer seek the Truth because we no longer want to be free. In our society, we’ve normalized slavery. Slavery to darkness. Slavery to lies. Slavery to sin. Why? Because in the darkness, we don’t have to change. We don’t have to accept that we are flawed and we need a Savior.
This is how the enemy keeps us bound up in chains. This is how the enemy keeps us from the freedom of Jesus. The enemy convinces us that our chains are actually freedom, and our freedom is actually chains. The only way to overcome these lies is to step out of the darkness into the light that is Christ Jesus. The only way to do this is to accept the one and only Truth. And that Truth is the LORD Jesus Christ.
Peace. Love. Go Forth and Choose Freedom Over Slavery.