Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out. (Proverbs 10:9 ESV)
Truth and Hope
Superman fought for truth, justice, and the American Way. Newspapers used to be crusaders for truth. The Boy Scouts and university mottos espoused truth as a most desirable attribute.
But these days, truth seems to lurk in the shadows. Truth seems to be a mystery to be unraveled. Truth seems to be more hidden than clear, more obscure than understood, and more unknown than known.
So, we yearn for truth, search for truth, and hope for truth.
Today it is a difficult task. Information overload obfuscates truth. Strongly stated opinions cloud truth. Even our sincere hopes shade truth. Truth seems difficult to find.
But chins up!
As daunting as the truth-task is, it will succeed. Not due to our sleuthing skills. Not due to the volume of our cries. Not due to the quality of our investigations. Success in this venture will arrive, not only due to our Great Brains, Sherlock Holmesian deductions, abacus-like memories, and stubborn persistence.
Success in the truth hunt will arrive due to the nature of God’s world.
Truth will be found out.
Not your truth, not my truth, but God’s truth. Not your political understanding, not my political understanding, but God’s truth. Not your presuppositions, not my presuppositions, but God’s truth. Not the truth you think you need, not the truth I think I need, but God’s truth.
We do not need to worry. We do not need to despair. We do not even need to grumble and moan.
Truth will be found out.
Perhaps that might make some afraid.
But I hope it makes us hope.
Take the hope God grants us.