​The Holy Spirit will not speak that which is contrary to the written word, for He breathed upon the authors of the 66 books of the Bible to pen what they penned.
Does this mean we will completely understand all of Scripture? No, but the Holy Spirit will give us leading and understanding as we press in to know Christ.
Does this mean we will not have to wrestle with what we are reading and meditating on? No, but the Holy Spirit will give us the means to surrender our will to the Father's will.
The giver of Life uses His word to instruct us in His ways as opposed to our ways, to rebuke and correct us when our ways are contrary to His ways.
He will use His word to train us in the way of His righteousness by faith in Jesus Christ, replacing our feeble attempts to live righteous in our own strength outside of knowing Him.
2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work. (2 Tim. 3:16 ESV)

​Truth is what is real. Just because I perceive something as true doesn't make it true. Just because I may feel something is true doesn't make it true.
We are imploding from within because we have become a society that aligns itself with Pontius Pilate who stood before Jesus Christ and said, "What is truth?"
There are those who call themselves Christians but believe they can pick and choose parts of the bible they like and reject other parts because, "What is truth?"
There are those who call themselves Christians but think it is more necessary to be about social justice without aligning to the Righteous Judge.
It is a confusing time if we are not anchored in the One who is The Truth. It is a confusing time if we are not filled with the Spirit of Truth. It is a confusing time if we are not grounded in the word of truth, and it is a confusing time if we are not part of the Church that is the pillar and support of truth.
John 18:37 Then Pilate said to him, "So you are a king?" Jesus answered, "You say that I am a king. For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world-- to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice." 38 Pilate said to him, "What is truth?"

​Acts 1:6-7 So when they had come together, they asked him, "Lord, will you at this time restore the kingdom to Israel?" 7 He said to them, "It is not for you to know times or seasons that the Father has fixed by his own authority. (Acts 1:6 ESV)
The disciples wanted to see the kingdom of Israel restored even after Jesus' resurrection. They, along with other Jews, longed for the time when the Kingdom of Israel was the super power in the region. They longed for a time when they weren't under an oppressive rule.
We, in the U.S., can long for better times, especially when we see a government becoming more and more controlling and a media that is more politically driven than truth driven. Yet Jesus wants his disciples to have a different focus, no matter what the political climate is of the day. Every follower of Jesus Christ, that personally knows the saving power of Jesus and Him crucified, has been empowered by the Holy Spirit to bear witness of Him as Savior, Sanctifier, Healer and Coming King.
"But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth."(Acts 1:8)
If we want to see America changed then may we reach Americans with the Gospel of Jesus Christ, one soul at a time. Pray we don't lose focus to what Jesus has called us to in this season of our nation.

​Are you a Baptist, a Methodist, a Church of Christ, a Charismatic, a Non-Denominational, a Roman Catholic, C&MA, an Evangelical...etc.? Are you of Wesley, Calvin, Simpson, MacArthur, Hagee, Chan, Cymbala, Evans...etc?
It is amazing how long this list could go and yet how it must grieve the Lord when His Church can get so caught up in sizing each other up and making celebrities out of pastors/teachers instead of lifting the name of Jesus Christ!
We quench the power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, crucified for our sins, when we begin making more out of a label or person than we do Jesus and Jesus alone!
1 Corinthians 3:4 For when one says, "I am of Paul," and another, "I am of Apollos," are you not mere men? (1 Cor. 3:4 NAU)

Godliness is not when we read our Bible, pray or go to Church. Godliness is when we are walking in relationship with Jesus Christ and out of the relationship with Christ Jesus the Lord, we get in the word, pray and gather with Believers and live life in Him. Godliness is never attained apart from Jesus but in Christ and Him Alone!
1 Timothy 3:16
Great indeed, we confess, is the mystery of godliness:
He was manifested in the flesh, vindicated by the Spirit, seen by angels, proclaimed among the nations, believed on in the world, taken up in glory.