EPISODE 664 – THE CITADEL OF DIVINE REALITY 

Sunday, 17th November, 2024

THE CITADEL OF DIVINE REALITY 

“but if I am delayed, I write so that you may know how you ought to conduct yourself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth” 

1 Timothy 3:15 (NKJV)

You are likely to get more confused in this present pluralistic world. This is a world where everyone seems to have an opportunity to create their own contents. 

Even people who are living astray or struggling to get their lives together are pretending to be online coaches. 

In a world where we have people embittered by the wounds of broken homes, deceived by atheism, disdained by the society, blinded by the fables of traditions and religion; you will definitely be confronted by contradictory opinions. 

You may meet people with weird thoughts about how one has to live and relate with God.

The world clearly without God is confused!!!

God is not the author of confusion. (1 Corinthians 14:33) Confusion is not normal. Truth is not subjective. Truth is not determined by how one feels or thinks. 

People make their opinions and define their living by how they feel or think within a particular period. Feelings change and experiences differ.

Truth is absolute!

Truth is changeless!

The systems and structures of this world are not built on Truth. They are mainly built on individual interests or greed. You can only find truth in God’s Kingdom. Jesus said, “I am the Way, the Truth and the Life.” (John 14:6). 

All the systems or structures of this world shall crumble (Psalm 46:6). They don’t carry eternal value. Therefore, don’t be conformed to this world though you are in the world (Romans 12:2; John 17:16). 

The most secured place is the Kingdom of God. And through Christ we are translated into this unshakable kingdom (Colossians 1:13; Hebrews 11:28). 

Jesus established His Church to be the organic expression of God’s Kingdom. The best place to consistently access Truth is Christ’s Church. Let not the world distract you.

The Church is the only Pillar and ground of the Truth. It is the haven and bastion of divine reality. Through the Church, you are nurtured, equipped and deeply rooted in truth.

“Then we will no longer be like children, forever changing our minds about what we believe because someone has told us something different or has cleverly lied to us and made the lie sound like the truth.” Ephesians 4:14 (TLB).

The people of the world who see the Church as a threat would definitely have a different opinion about this. Nevertheless, the essence and the impact of the Church in the world cannot be denied. From the revelation of the scriptures, there is the affirmation of this truth of the Church and its purpose in this world. 

The Church is the herald of the glorious news of the Kingdom of our Lord Jesus. Apart from the Church, there is no other community of people anywhere in this world which presents and represents God’s Kingdom.

You might have experienced some people within the Church who act contrary to the reality of the Kingdom of our Lord. But that doesn’t deny what the Church is – THE PILLAR OF TRUTH! 

Selfish men will always look for ways to creep into places and then attempt to make waste of gullible people. However, the light of the truth cannot be comprehended by any dimension of darkness. 

Don’t allow your experiences of some people within the Church to corrupt your love for the Lord, and then move you away from the community of the Church. Don’t allow your heart to be steered away from the glorious essence of the Church.

The fullness of Christ is revealed through His Body which is the Church.

The Church remains the only Bastion of Truth in this world; therefore, let nothing move you away from the Church! 

Be unwavering involved or part of what God is doing in His Church.

Hallelujah!