Walking In Truth

Walking In Truth 

‭I Kings 2:4 NKJV‬

[4] ...that the Lord may fulfill His word which He spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your sons take heed to their way, to walk before Me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul,’ He said, ‘you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’

King David is speaking. To remain in a place of influence and affluence, all David needed to do was teach his children to walk in truth. Later in the New Testament, we hear John  who owned the same sentiments. " Nothing gives me greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth,”(3 John 1:4). It is possible to know the truth, and not walk in the truth. When anyone does that, we call the person a hypocrite and a liar. In that 3 John, the story is about church members who testified that Gaius was a man who walked in truth. One Writer says, " In his absence, some church members testified of Gaius’ faithfulness (v3). Their testimony seems unsolicited and it’s this that makes it all the sweeter; John wasn’t asking for a report on Gaius, yet these church members felt compelled to share that he walks in truth. As Gaius’ spiritual father, their revelation is music to John’s ears; he’s brimming with pride as he commends Gaius for his faithfulness (v4)". What would people say about your walk in truth? So God told David, " If your children walk before me in truth...".  We can go on. " Jesus says He is the truth (John 14:6), Isaiah calls the Lord “the God of truth” (Isaiah 65:16)". So if we are committed to Jesus, we are committed to walk in truth. However, Science and Philosophy says there's  no absolute truth, that truth is relative. Prtagorast was a Sophist. He said that man , and not God was the measure of all things, including truth.  He follows that up in Plato's Dialogue by saying, " What is true for you is true for you, and what is true for me is true for me." That is a whole confusion about the truth. So Jesus arrived with the answer, " I am the way, the truth and the life..." Thank you Lord You dont need the dialectics, you just need Jesus to walk in truth. The truth will yake you and your children to the throne. Good morning.