to all who call on him in truth. Psalm 145:18 (NIV)
I sought the Lord, and he answered me;
he delivered me from all my fears. Psalm 34:4 (NIV)
The LORD is near to all who call on "in truth". Not with KJV thees and thous. Not with church-sounding phrases. Not with sycophantic praise. But TRUTH.
Are you mad at God? Tell Him. Are you fighting the same temptations day after week after month? Be truthful with Jehovah. Sick and tired of being sick and tired. Let Yahweh know.
The reality is that He already knows and has known since eternity past exactly what you are feeling. He knows your fears, struggles and vexations. But there is healing power in acknowledging and verbalizing those things to God.
The first step in the Alcoholics Anonymous program is to admit complete defeat due to alcohol. "Our admissions of personal powerlessness finally turn out to be firm bedrock upon which happy and purposeful lives may be built."*
Whether it is alcohol, worry, spending, eating or selfishness, personal, gut-level honesty with God is a necessity. The LORD is near to all who call on Him in TRUTH.
His faithfulness is not based on our truthfulness. He still protects, loves and saves His less than forthcoming children, but truth is a requirement of a deeper, richer relationship with Him. It may very well be that there are areas of our lives that may remain a mess until that tissue-soaked time of honesty is spent with Abba.
Call on Him in TRUTH.
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