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Fresh Start In The Truth
Kyle Wade
February 16, 2014
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Fresh Start In The Truth
Have you ever noticed there are some who are gifted at lying, while others struggle to move an inch outside of the truth? Some of us were born with the ability to deceive. I wish I could speak to this issue from the platform of lifelong truthful integrity but many of you have known me too long for that. I was a liar. I am embarrassed to tell you that for many years I knew I was gifted in this area. Being a good 'falsifier of information' starts young. Many parents can speak to this can't we? You learn early how to manipulate, to conceal, and to achieve one's goals by any means necessary.
However, this morning I want to grapple with a deeper issue. This issue is not that we do in fact struggle to be truthful. The question is why? Why do we lie? To get a fresh start on truth we cannot simply have a new year's resolution to tell the truth. We all know how long those resolutions last and just how weak willpower really is. The question has to go deeper. Why do I feel the need to make you think I am something I am not? There are deeper questions about how we see God, how we see ourselves, and how we see others, which dictate what we give to the world.
Today we will engage the story of the prodigal son in Luke 15. We will seek the truth that the father was trying to give the wasteful son, the truth he was trying to give the arrogant son, and the truth he is attempting to give to us today.