If asked, most any human would say they long for truth and for freedom. Perhaps many would hastily point out that truth and freedom exist only in the mind of a few Dreamers. I’m not certain where you stand, but I suppose I would be labeled as one of the Dreamers. You see, I believe that all human beings possess the truth and freedom they desire. May I add, not just any truth, but absolute Truth. Capital T truth. Not truth that is true when it is convenient. Not truth that is true when it benefits me. Truth that is true at this very moment. Truth that has been true since the beginning of time. Truth that will be true for eternity. Not only does Truth exist, but freedom as well. And not freedom that is granted by man today, only to be taken away tomorrow. Freedom that was granted yesterday. Freedom that continues today. Freedom that is granted for eternity. Real freedom.
In my mind, it would be impossible for all that exists, to exist without a Creator. I believe this Creator is the being in the Bible who when asked by Moses how He would wish to be identified simply replied, “I AM WHO I AM”. If the Creator is indeed, the Creator, then it would seem only logical that the Creator of all would also create rules for judging the conduct of the created. Many of us realize that I AM WHO I AM has done just that. If absolute Truth is that because I AM is I AM, than I AM is the Author of not only Truth, but I AM is the Author and the only grantor of real freedom.
Look, if a Creator exists, than that Creator could force the created into submission. If I were the creator, that’s what I would have done, but that’s not the choice made by I AM. I AM, the God of the Bible, the Creator of all that we know to exist, established freedom, real freedom, from the onset of man’s existence by not forcing human beings to believe in the Creator. That’s freedom in my book.
If a Creator exists, if the Creator is the God of the Bible, and if the Creator allows each of us the freedom to believe in the existence of the Creator, than freedom, real freedom is a gift from Creator to created. A gift that is not, can not, be granted by any human being to human beings. It is your choice, and your choice only, to believe in the God of the Bible, or not to believe in the god of the Bible. Keep in mind, however, that this is a package deal. If you believe in the God of the Bible, than you must accept the Bible. All of the Bible.
If this is freedom, what is Truth? Truth is simple. Simple in my mind, at least. Truth number one, a Creator exists. Truth number two, the Creator gets to make the rules. Truth number three, the rules established by the Creator are, the Creator asks the created to put the Creator first; the Creator asks the created to put all other human beings second; the Creator asks the created to put themselves third. Don’t let that slip by you. The Creator ask us to do this. The Creator doesn’t demand. It is a choice. A choice, any choice, is freedom. God first, others second, me third, no one fourth. So let’s break this down. If God is in first place. If every human being that exists on this planet, except me is in second place. If I am in third place by myself. And if fourth place doesn’t exist. If those are the rules, than the rules that I an asked to live by are quite simple. The rules are, don’t be selfish.
If I am completely honest with myself, I must admit that try as I might, times exist when I can not help being selfish. When I am selfish, God is offended. Sin is selfishness. Selfishness is sin. Sin separates me from God. Only through Jesus Christ can my sins be forgiven. Only through Jesus Christ can that great divide between I AM, and myself be bridged.
If you have never accepted Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, don’t let another Easter pass without doing so.