The Truth Shall Set You Free

My daily devotional this morning was about placing trust in men and women. The scriptural reference was 2 Kings 25:24. In this passage it talks about Gedaliah's mistake in putting trust in untruthful men. The author of my devotional made some really awesome points about trust that I wanted to share with you:

• Truth is spoken and lived by trustworthy men and women. 

• Experience and the practice of always acting on truth equips us to recognize the truth. 

• There is a great temptation for us to reject truth when it is unpleasant. 

• Truth does NOT change whether it is believed or not believed. 

• Only truth sets free and sets the right course. 

• By the very nature of God, speaking falsehood and turning from truth is sin and brings unhappiness and hurt. 

• Expect truth from upright, truthful persons who have demonstrated their character over time. 

• Accepting truth from an unproven person (friend or leader) can mean disappointment and consequences that affect a lifetime. 

We've all been a victim of the sin of untruthfulness, whether we've been dishonest or someone has been dishonest to us.  Let God's word be a guide to us to rightly discern truth. With His power and guidance through the Holy Spirit we can and will be set free. 

Taken from The Devotional Daily Bible, Thomas Nelson Publishers.