Power of False Evidence

Key Scripture: “forever inquiring and getting information but are never able to arrive at a recognition of and knowledge of the Truth. II Timothy 2:7

Power Point:

I’m sitting here looking out at the rain. It’s been a light rain this morning but heavy, flooding rain is expected later in the day. When we moved into this house I made really sure that the foundation was solid. As every wall and brace went up I prayed that it would have a firm foundation.  Even if a flood comes, I believe that this house will stand because it was built on the rock of prayer.

In Matthew 7, Jesus addresses that directly. He says that if your house is not built on the rock then when the floods come, it will not stand. I don’t think Jesus was just talking about a physical house, do you?  I think He was saying that if our foundation were not what HE says, our “house” would not be solid when the storms come. It is always interesting to me that Jesus says over and over and over again, that it is His truth that sets us free. It is His word that is our firm foundation. It is His character that is our firm foundation. It is faith in all that “Truth” that is our firm foundation. And yet, I see people going through the worst of times who have no idea what Jesus has even said about it. Beloved, no matter how many times you read it or hear it, Truth cannot set you free if you don’t believe it. What you believe is truth for you.  If your life is not firmly settled on the foundation of what God has said and Who He is, you’re in danger of receiving the false truth you believe. As I was thinking about this in my quiet time this morning I was reminded of a patient who goes to the doctor. They have their blood work done and something goes wrong and they get a “false positive” for a terminal disease. They believe the report and they begin to order their whole life around that “false positive” when in reality it is not true at all. Yet they “feel” like it’s true so they think it must be true.  FALSE!

Have you chosen to believe a “false positive” that has led you to believe that God is not there for you or He does not care about your situation and there’s no way out? Isn’t it time to check out the facts?  Got a Bible anywhere? These are a few of His facts.

God sent His Son not to condemn the world but to save the world. (Keep it safe, deliver from destruction, to heal and restore to health).

Salvation is for now and for forever.

Grace blesses the undeserving. We are all undeserving of God’s goodness. He just can’t stop being good to us. Are you expecting that?

You have been called to be fruitful in your life. You have been equipped by God’s own Spirit to accomplish that.

The dark place you are in is not more powerful than God. His light dispels the darkness. Always.

Whatever lie you believe will bear fruit in your life. Whatever Truth you believe will bear fruit in your life.

Which one will you choose?

Power Thought:

False evidence always appears real, but it’s always still false evidence. If the facts make you fear, it’s not God, it’s just false evidence appearing real.