Wig’s Word of God Today 3-8-2011
Teacher, we know that you are a truthful Man and that you are not concerned with anyone’s opinion. You do not regard a person’s status but teach the way of God in accordance with the Truth. Mark 12:14
Tobit 2:9-14, Psalm 112:1-2, 7-8, 9 & Mark 12:13-17
There are times in everyone’s life that we lie to escape facing the truth. Even the lies of omission where we think that if we don’t share exactly what we think we should someone could get hurt or we become concerned with someone’s opinions of us or our character. Jesus Christ did not hide anything and He was put to death for telling the Truth. His Truth scared people as it does many people who are afraid to live in a complete surrender to His Father’s Will. Growing up I watched and listened to my father lie and cheat on my mother so I naturally thought escaping the truth was a normal everyday occurrence. From school to girlfriends, telling the truth escaped me because I wasn’t taught to face the truth with true humility and courage.
My mother gave me every opportunity to follow her lead in telling the truth but for some reason I was drawn to my father’s way of living. My mother wanted me to see no evil and speak no evil so to speak but I chose the latter to follow my father’s footsteps. I’m sorry mom for hurting you so many times by lying and I love you for teaching me to face the truth with courage as your mom used to instill in me the love of God. Now I find myself hurting inside if I don’t face the truth with honor and respect seeking to acknowledge the sin by repentance in confession immediately. I have learned to not be worried about other people’s opinions because my surrender to His Truth gives me strength to “teach the way of God in accordance with the Truth.” My surrender to living a life of Truth guides my love of loving Christ to accomplish teaching His Love with true faith, humility and courage and I seek to mirror the compassion, honor and love Christ brought to the world by His Redemption.
I failed early in my life because I was full of my self seeking to only accomplish true pleasures of sin. I failed my children and myself by not seeking to accomplish the Will of God in all things. My apology runs deep for my children and my every day life of prayer now expresses the sorrow I feel for not being the father I was capable of being and the man I am today. I am who I am today because of my love of loving Christ Jesus and I practice His Truth every day when I read His Word to live for His Glory. My prayer life is constant because I know our LORD wants us to pray over everything we do to accomplish living for His Glory. I proclaim His Truth to live in Truth to share faith, charity and love. I asked a young man to help me the other day to do some yard work and before we got started I asked him to pray with me saying, “I pray before I do everything in my life to live for the Glory of God to seek and share His Truth. In Jesus Name may our work honor Him. Amen.”
So we ask in prayer: MY LORD and MY GOD, we pray today we may have the courage to live in Truth for everything we do to Honor You LORD. In Jesus Name we pray. Amen.
God Bless,
Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins
Romans 8:28
“Spirit led God inspired Christ fed”
Why Must I Get Tested was Your Reply
A snare they thought they would set
No scare came from the Christ mind bet
Truth we know You live and You speak
Teaching the way God’s Truth to seek
Opinion of none do You obviously beget
Not a person’s status impressed You yet
God’s Truth is Your only human concern
Seeking His Will for Humanity to learn
Is it lawful to pay Caeser his tax?
The Pharisees asked concerning the facts
Why must I get tested was Your reply
Repay Caesar and pay God or die
© Thomas Joe Cruz-Wiggins March 8, 2011 @ 5:18 AM EST
