“Jesus Is The Truth”

 So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.

Then we will no longer be infants, tossed back and forth by the waves, and blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming. Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. Ephesians 4:11-15

Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of blowhards in the media right now? Maybe this is what the Apostle Paul had in mind when he wrote about being “blown here and there by every wind of teaching and by the cunning and craftiness of people in their deceitful scheming.”

The blowhards are deceitful schemers. Some will try to drive us in one direction, while others are trying to drive us in a different direction. After a while, we’re left confused and disoriented.

Instead of listening to the arguments of the blowhards, Paul calls us to focus our attention on becoming spiritually mature followers of Christ. Part of this involves being people who “speak the truth in love.” In other words, don’t become another blowhard.

As the November 5 election draws near, the blowhards will be blowing harder. Hold fast to the Lord. Jesus is the Truth. Speak about Him in loving ways to others. In time, the storm will pass, and we will discover that we have become a bit more spiritually mature because we held on to Jesus.  

In Christ,

Pastor David