You Can’t Handle The Truth!

Remember that cool line that Jack Nicholson said in “A few good men?” Tom Cruise was asking what had happened to a solider who died. Jack’s character didn’t want to tell them what happened because he felt they couldn’t deal with the truth of what happens in the military.

In today’s reading (Jeremiah 36) something identical happens. Jeremiah writes down the Word of God on a scroll and gives it to the evil King of Judah. What does he do with it? As he is listening to it read aloud he cuts off all the portions of the Word he doesn’t like. In the end, he cut the whole scroll a part and throws it in a fire. He couldn’t handle the truth of God’s Word.

Why is it that we tend to have certain portions of the Bible that we like and dislike. One easy answer is that maybe we think a certain portion is boring. Or is it because there is some truth behind what we are reading that we don’t want to deal with. So instead of burning it, we just don’t read it or meditate upon it. My challenge to myself is to look closely at those passages i don’t like much and really ask God to give me insight into his Truth!

Blinded by the light

John 12: 37-38 says, “Even after Jesus had done all these miraculous signs in their presence, they still would not believe in him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet:
“Lord, who has believed our message
and to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?”

Have you ever asked God to see a miracle to prove he still cares or he is still listening? The other day a very upset women came to church for prayer. She is experiencing marital struggles. As she was crying she kept saying she needed a miracle to know God was there. One of our amazing women’s ministry leaders was with me and we were able to give this women a word from the Lord. She continued to ask for God to show her he was there. We kept saying he was because he led her to the church that day where we were able to give her a word from God. It finally dawned on her that it was in fact a move of God. It blessed her that day.

How many times have I prayed that God would show up. I seem to say he isn’t showing up, when in fact, I’m not seeing him standing before me. It’s usually in subtle ways but he is there trying to speak to me. But sometimes my eyes are blinded and my ears and shut.

What is God trying to tell you today?