Something Don’d on Me! truth

“Love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your mind,” and “Love your neighbor as yourself” (Matt. 22:37, 39)  

Truth-in our society… that’s a loaded word! Culture has screamed out “My truth is better than YOUR truth! What’s true for me may or may not be true for you! It doesn’t matter…just be a good person!” Since Genesis 3, our enemy has twisted and corrupted God’s Word. He repackages it in a way that “sounds religious” but is-in essence-lies. And we know that because he is called the “Father of Lies”. Our TRUTH should be and MUST be anchored to God’s Word and HIS TRUTH!

But that’s hard when we are bombarded with information and images at a breakneck speed! It seems to come at us faster and faster…and makes it harder and harder to stay attached to HIS TRUTH! That’s why our focus here at Central all throughout this year has been “People of the Word!” From “What Jesus Said” to “Jesus Didn’t Say That” to “The Tabernacle” to “Choose Your King” to “This is the Way”…we’ve been trying to see that the Bible speaks ONE TRUTH: God’s Love for His People and that our HOPE is only found in HIM! As we see the finish line of 2023, I’m asking you to CONTINUE with us in this quest for Truth!

People of the Word know that we are being CHANGED DAILY to look more like HIM! Our affections have changed! Our priorities have changed! And if they HAVEN’T…then maybe we aren’t really being “People of the Word!”We talk a lot about L1 & L2 here: “Love God FIRST” and “Love Others SECOND”-and we will CONTINUE to talk about those 2 laws and how they impact us each day! THAT is TRUTH that we can hang on to and show out in our walk in this world each day!

In the face of cultural pressure to deny “truth” and just “go with the flow” or “be a good person”, we believe it is CRUCIALLY IMPORTANT to stand firm on HIS TRUTH in the face of these deceptions! It’s more than “God wants you rich and happy” or “God wants this political agenda”-it’s God wants hearts that are CHANGED so that they truly LOVE HIM FIRST and LOVE OTHERS compassionately and with fervor!

Let’s finish 2023 STRONG and focused on HIS TRUTH! Let’s live out L1 & L2 by loving people in our town, our coworkers, our family, our teachers, and those that are struggling with HIS TRUTH and HIS LOVE! And may we ALL be “People of HIS WORD!”

Shalom Alachiem, Don