Truth has a name and finds its foundations in the infinite personal Being. That is why the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Life cannot make sense if we do not build on the right foundation. Moving off the foundation onto shifting sands is the regression of reason outlined in Romans 1:18-32. It begins with a diminished view of God. To not glorify Him as God is to marginalize Him in our thinking, then “I” become bigger and more important, longing for a god that I can manipulate in order to satisfy my own appetites with a propensity to focus on what I deserve and what I don’t have.
Discontentment follows a small view of God. All good things are from God and we are willing to use His gifts but not willing to thank Him for them. Instead, we take them for granted and demand their continuance and increase. This disposition of ingratitude develops character in the direction of self-gratification which is ultimately empty and unsatisfying. When all I have to live for is myself, the only end I can expect is despair.
When the Person is evicted from my heart and mind, then my house becomes dark and empty, full of unwelcomed creatures. When the infinite Creator is diminished or denied then all that is left for me to reference is matter; life becomes a sensual pursuit, and if all is matter than how does anything really matter?
What have you done with truth? Remember that the foundation of reality is Personal. Truth has a name. Engage His communication and delight in it. Your end will be delighting in Him – the very purpose for which you were designed.
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