Anchor Scripture: John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Meditations Greetings in the name of The all-conquering Savior – The Lord Jesus Christ. May the joy of the Lord be your portion now and forever. Amen. You will recall that we began to look at the above scripture in the last edition of The Word and, we saw a bit of what Jesus meant by presenting Himself as “The way”. He did not stop at that, as it can be seen from the anchor scripture, He actually went on to say “I am The Truth”. (emphasis mine). Again, we shall trust God to show us the light behind this loaded statement of the Adonai. Exhortation: Jesus, The Truth: Truth is defined by the word web dictionary as “a fact that has been verified .” Wow! Isn’t that interesting that Jesus is the fact, both of life and eternity, that has been verified? Jesus Christ says I am the eternally time tested fact of life without flaw. Therefore, that unpleasant situation you are going through now, for instance, can be a fact but understand this that facts fade it only the truth that remain changeless. We have seen scientific facts change over time. For instance chloroquine used to be a scientific fact to cure malaria for a long time but that has since changed to a combo of active ingredients called artesunate – it may still change with further research. You know what? Since malaria was known in this world up till now, 1Peter 2:24 (Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed) has not changed! Why? Because it is a verified fact. Where was it verified? At Calvary! Brethren, the only things that can be true are what Jesus accomplished on our behalf at Calvary. Therefore, may I encourage someone reading this short piece of exhortation to stop panicking. If God did not say it, then it is a lie and you don’t have to believe a lie. That was why God asked Abraham in Genesis 3:11 “… who told thee that thou wast naked…” Therefore my question to you is who told you that you cannot make it? Who told you that God cannot forgive your sins? Who told you that you will die young? Who told you that there is no future for you? Beloved, these issues, and many more, can actually be facts in your life but, they are not verified and therefore must not be trusted. If God did not say so then you have no business announcing it! A lady (she is medical personnel) who was waiting on the Lord for the fruit of the womb heard me preach along this line sometimes ago and, suddenly God open her eyes to see this truth. She got home and confronted her husband with the question – who told us we cannot have children? To cut the long story short, she conceived that month and recently they celebrated their wedding anniversary with three lovely children! Truth has the capacity to ridicule lie at any time. Jesus is the Truth and His word is the truth. John 17:17. It is only the truth that can separate you from the corruptions in this world. (2 Peter 1:4). I hereby encourage you to embrace the truth and the next time the devil attempts to harass you with any negative situation, just tell him – it is not verified! God bless you. Prayer You shall not be a victim of the lie of the enemy in Jesus name. Amen.