When We Are Confronted With Truth…

I’ve always believed the best character quality we can ever possess is the ability to be honest with ourselves (humility). It’s seeing ourselves in the same way God sees us. And it’s a God-given quality. Whenever you hear “let those that have eyes to see and ears to hear” in the Bible, it’s exactly what I’m talking about. When we are confronted with truth, what do we do? Run from it? Ignore it? Not take it seriously? Think it’s more applicable to someone else? Or process it, apply it, and make every effort to live it out? With so many liars, swindlers, deceivers, and all other forms of evil living in our world, what’s the point of staying on the wrong path? It’s not going to get you where you want to go, right? Once we realize we are in the wrong path, turn around. It’ll save you from so much frustration and wasted time. Politicians, proud people, and _________ (fill in the blank) do not turn around when they realize they are on the wrong path. Do you do this? Do I? We live in a fallen world, things aren’t as they should be, but that doesn’t give us excuses not to turn around (repent) when we find ourselves on the wrong road. If we don’t, we bring whatever consequences exists for continuing down the wrong path. And have no one to blame but ourselves.

  4 “Jeremiah, say to the people, ‘This is what the Lord says: “ ‘When people fall down, don’t they get up again?When they discover they’re on the wrong road, don’t they turn back?5 Then why do these people stay on their self-destructive path?Why do the people of Jerusalem refuse to turn back?They cling tightly to their lies and will not turn around.6 I listen to their conversations and don’t hear a word of truth.Is anyone sorry for doing wrong?Does anyone say, “What a terrible thing I have done”?No! All are running down the path of sinas swiftly as a horse galloping into battle!7 Even the stork that flies across the skyknows the time of her migration,as do the turtledove, the swallow, and the crane.They all return at the proper time each year.But not My people!They do not know the Lord’s laws. 8 “ ‘How can you say, “We are wise because we have the word of the Lord,”when your teachers have twisted it by writing lies?9 These wise teachers will fallinto the trap of their own foolishness,for they have rejected the word of the Lord.Are they so wise after all?10 I will give their wives to othersand their farms to strangers.From the least to the greatest,their lives are ruled by greed.Yes, even My prophets and priests are like that.They are all frauds.11 They offer superficial treatmentsfor My people’s mortal wound.They give assurances of peacewhen there is no peace.12 Are they ashamed of these disgusting actions?Not at all–they don’t even know how to blush!Therefore, they will lie among the slaughtered.They will be brought down when I punish them,says the Lord. Jeremiah 8:4-12