Dear God, even in my own family there are those who wish to make truth an elastic opinion. I desperately want them to come to know that no one can come to You except through Your Son, Jesus Christ. I know You will judge everyone by THE truth.
Many people in this world refuse to believe that there is one truth—Your truth—but I know in my heart, it's a rock-solid fact.
So, today I pray for those who have drifted from their upbringing into false teaching and beliefs. Convict their hearts and convince them that there is only one way home.
This I pray in the precious name of Jesus, the source of all truth. Amen.
Verses for Today:
"Jesus told him, 'I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one can come to the Father except through me.'" (John 14:6 NLT)
"Make them holy by your truth; teach them your word, which is truth." (John 17:17 NLT)
"Pilate said, 'So you are a king?' Jesus responded, 'You say I am a king. Actually, I was born and came into the world to testify to the truth. All who love the truth recognize that what I say is true.'" (John 18:37 NLT)
"For he has set a day for judging the world with justice by the man he has appointed, and he proved to everyone who this is by raising him from the dead." (Acts 17:31 NLT)
"Jesus said to the people who believed in him, 'You are truly my disciples if you remain faithful to my teachings. And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.'" (John 8:31–32 NLT)
"There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death." (Proverbs 14:12)
NOTE: John 18:37 is the sleeper passage here. Pilate asked his famous question — "What is truth?" — and stood face to face with the answer without recognizing it. My family members who treat truth as elastic are standing in the same spot Pilate did. The prayer for conviction is precisely right: Pilate wasn't argued into the truth; nobody is.
