If there’s one thing we need in a world of mass marketing, conspiracy theories, social media mobs and ceaseless yelling from left, right and center, it’s truth and light.

The psalmist prayed, Send out your light and your truth; let them lead me; let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling!

All truth is God’s truth. If a belief or philosophy or stance fails to align with the Scriptures then it betrays a falsehood. I subject my societal beliefs to standards found in the Bible. To ignore the teachings of Scripture, or to fail to wrestle with their outcomes, compromises my sense of truth—of right and wrong.

Then the Holy Spirit illuminates. Jesus said, The Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. Not all bright ideas or shiny modern theologies pass down from the Lord. Paul reminds us that even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. Ask the Holy Spirit to flood your life with his light.

Light and truth from the Lord. The Holy Spirit and the Holy Book. The end result? Greater knowledge of God and worship on his ground. All light and all truth, if legitimate, leads us closer to the Lord, not farther away.

It’s a good prayer to pray for ourselves and our friends: Lord, send out your light and your truth; let them lead me closer to you.

Amen and keep the faith.

Psalm 43:3; John 14:26; 2 Corinthians 11:14

Photo by Leo Wieling