"Where is Truth?  Part 1"
Daniel Valles

READ Isaiah 59

When a nation slides toward outward and blatant rebellion against God, there becomes a noticeable lack of truth. In the chapter, Israel is described as a transgressing nation. It lists the various failings and sins of the people and nation. Unfortunately, these descriptions can also aptly describe our country as well. However, there are at least nine references to the fact that while all of the sin was increasing, judgment, discernment, and availability of truth became scarce. Not only was it becoming hard to find people that exercised discernment, but, when confronted with truth for making proper judgment and discernment, the people did not care (vs. 14). Some truth was going out, but it was "fallen in the street." When a nation becomes saturated and comfortable with their sin, they do not want to have someone shine a light onto what they are doing. Not only did they not want to listen, God said that no one "pleadeth for truth." How many people in the world today desire the sincere truth? Some say they do, some Christians say they seek to do right, but when confronted by Biblical truth regarding discernment and proper judgment, do they still obey? What about me? Do I readily accept and seek out the truth from the Bible?