It never ceases to amaze me how little people care about the truth today! Whether it is in the form of a political lie, an e-mail that is nothing more than an urban legend, some new money making fad or craze or the telling of “little white lies” … men have little or no esteem for the truth.

Knowing that Satan is the father of all lies and that most of the world remains in sway of the wicked one, this should not come as a surprise (John 8:44; John 5:19). Nevertheless, the impact of such a general indifference to truth upon the lives of men is monumental.

God’s word is truth (John 17:17)! We can have absolute confidence in it! Yet it remains meaningless to one who is not genuinely interested in truth. Like some of the Jews in Jesus’ day, it cannot help them, it cannot save them and it cannot reach them, because they do not want to hear it (John 4:45-47).

Until a person comes to terms with his attitude about the truth, he will never learn to appreciate the power of God (Rom. 1:16) and the importance of Jesus in his life (John 14:6). Those who suppress the truth in unrighteousness (Rom. 1:18) long enough will inevitably exchange it entirely for a lie and fall prey to much of the depravity that exists in this world (Rom. 1:25). Many have simply turned their ears away from the truth and have embraced the fables of men (2 Tim. 4:4). Those who do not obey the truth are self-seeking (Rom. 2:8), unloving (1 Cor. 13:7) and often deluded (2 Thess. 2:10-12).

It is fortunate for mankind that God cares for us and, in His longsuffering, desires that we all are saved and come to a knowledge of the truth (1 Tim. 2:4). It all begins with our attitude toward the truth. Therefore, let us simply open our hearts to the truth and purify our souls by obeying it (1 Pet. 1:22-23).