Scripture Challenge TRUTH

Hey, everyone!

Today's Wednesday...middle of the week and the first day of JULY! Can you believe that? Wow! Each Wednesday here at Hoosier Card Angel's Creations I take a Scripture Challenge found HERE. You can view all the Scripture Challenge scrapbook pages I've done so far by searching for them on my right side bar. I make an 8½" x 11" scrapbook page each week with the scriptures that speak to me the most about the word designated for that week. This week's word is TRUTH.

I have never had a hard time trusting people. Most often, I find that I expect everyone to be honest and straightforward. We all know that isn't always the case but most of the time it is! I have been sharing with my daughter how important it is to ALWAYS tell the truth. It may not be the easiest thing to do but it is the RIGHT thing to do. I love reading what God's Word has to say about TRUTH.

These are the scriptures I have chosen. Click on each link to read from Bible Gateway.
Deuteronomy 32:4 (King James Version)
Joshua 24:14 (King James Version)
1 Samuel 12:24 (King James Version)

In Deuteronomy, we see in scripture that God is the ROCK. I love that! Have you ever been driving down the road and look on either side of you and find those big massive rocks? They are usually all jagged and rough and sticking out. It has taken years to get them that way!! Just think of how strong that rock has to be when the high winds start blowing. They stay right where they are! Isn't that awesome? No matter how deep the snow piles on top of it, in the spring the rock is still there! God is like that, too. No matter what life keeps throwing at you, God is still right there like a strong rock! The Bible says God's way is perfect. Why is that? Because God cannot mess up! He is sovereign! He is almighty! When He speaks He is able to create what He says and that is why He cannot lie. If He says it, then it comes to pass because He spoke it into existence, just like He created the world by speaking! The King James Version says all His ways are judgment, which means that He is a just God. He wants justice to make the wrong things right. A God of TRUTH. That is enough by itself but look at what an amazing statement that is. Even those of us who try to live upright before God and walk with integrity have days where we just absolutely don't get it! We miss the mark and we fail. We have to be forgiven, start fresh and ask God to help us! He is TRUTH. He won't tell you what you want to hear to make you feel better. He didn't sugar-coat the Word of God so that more people would do it. He speaks TRUTH to us in love! God is without iniquity...He has no sin! He is just and right! That is awesome!!!

I love this passage in Joshua! Now therefore fear the LORD. I used to wonder as a child why we were supposed to be afraid of God. I had heard people threaten to put the fear of God in someone but I don't think they were quoting scripture! LOL Honestly, fearing the LORD is just holding Him in reverance. We just have that reverant fear of Him, knowing what He is capable of doing and also knowing His heart. Next Joshua says to serve God in sincerity and in TRUTH. We aren't supposed to go around and say we are a Christian and then live like we aren't! You know, it's like when I make a project and I show it to someone, I know immediately if they are sincere when they tell me they like it. I know by the excitement in their voice, the way they look at the card or project and they way their countenance changes! We should be the same way when we are talking about our relationship with our Father. No counterfeit relationship! The rest of the verse talks about putting away the gods their fathers served before the flood and also in Egypt and instead instructs them to serve God. One of the hardest things Christians can face is seeking God out for yourself. That takes some work on your part because you have to PROVE what you believe to yourself and not just because Daddy preached it that way or Grandfather told me so. I had a hard time with that throughout my teenage years and early adult life. It's still something I struggle with on some issues. I have to believe the TRUTH and not just the truth according to....(fill in the blank).

The best scripture yet is found in 1 Samuel 12:24. ONLY (that is a condition) fear the LORD, and serve HIM in TRUTH with all your heart. Why would we do that? Why give Him our all? Because of the GREAT THINGS He has done for you! Isn't that awesome? No matter how bad life is, no matter how stressful, how hard, and how many times I may feel like throwing in the towel, I can always give you a long, long, long list of GREAT THINGS God has done for me!

Here's my scripture page. I hope you have been blessed!
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