The Importance Of Walking In The Truth!

John 1:14-17,  16:12-15; 3 John 2-4;John 8:32; Numbers 23:19; Matthew 6:33; 1 Kings 17:12-14; Matthew 19:6; Romans 3:4; Luke 12:2; Psalm 15:1-2; John 3:20-21; John 10:4-5; Proverbs 18:22; Revelation 3:16; James 5:16; Revelation 12:11

We are walking in today:  The Importance Of Walking In The Truth!

John 1:14-17 14) And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 15) John bare witness of him, and cried, saying, This was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is preferred before me: for he was before me. 16) And of his fulness have all we received, and grace for grace. 17) For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.  John 16:12-15 12) I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13) Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14) He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 15) All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.  3 John 2-4  2) Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth. 3) For I rejoiced greatly, when the brethren came and testified of the truth that is in thee, even as thou walkest in the truth.  As the Apostle John neared the end of his journey here on earth, he makes this statement: I have no greater joy than to hear that my children walk in truth.  Why did he single out "walking in truth" as a supreme goal?  Would we make the same statement?  Do we know what it is to walk in truth?  There are some that would make this statement. "Let us just lay aside the things that divide us and concentrate on loving Jesus.  After all, that is the most important thing, so let us not concentrate on minor things.  On the surface, this may sound good, but I would like to ask us to consider it again carefully, before God.  Can we love Jesus without walking in truth?  Is any area of truth, unimportant?  What is truth?  Can we know truth with assurance?  I believe these with other related questions, are very important to answer properly if we want to know the full purpose of God and experience the riches of His grace in all things.  Let us come before God with hearts that are hungry to see more clearly and walk in truth as God reveals it to our hearts.  May the prayer of our hearts be, to be included with those who have fully obeyed God and who walk in truth to the glory of God.  Amen.
We have to know how important it is to walk in the truth!  John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.  On yesterday God told us to remove the masks and watch the lies.  If you don't know the truth then you can be deceived by the enemy.  Numbers 23:19 God is not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do it? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?  Hold on to the truth, there are so many false prophets and doctrines going around these days.  But what does God's word say?!  The Spirit of the Lord knows what to pray and how to pray.  He is our Jehovah Jireh, He told us in, Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.  The devil comes to tell us that lie of lack when you have lost your job and your finances are looking low--but the truth is the Lord is your provider!  The Lord made a way for a widow woman who gave out of her last to a prophet and her oil did not fail during the famine.  As Pastor Taffe illustrated on Sunday, the scripture never says that the container was filled but that it did not run out.  Every time that she reached for it, there was oil enough for that task (1 Kings 17:12-14).  Who else can provide for us in such a manner!  No one!  Thank You Lord!  Look to God to restore your marriage, He is the God of reconciliation--Matthew 19:6 Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.  The devil is a liar, he is the father of all lies!  Romans 3:4 God forbid: yea, let God be true, but every man a liar; as it is written, That thou mightest be justified in thy sayings, and mightest overcome when thou art judged.  We are to walk in the truth.  Fiveamprayer, we have got to walk in the truth!  You know the word of God, what His word says, ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make you free!  Luke 12:2 For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known.  We must walk in the truth--God calls for us to enter into marriages, not to live together.  The blessing is in the marriage!  Walk in the truth of God!  No matter how much it may hurt, God is calling us to walk upright before Him.  Psalm 15:1-2 1) Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?  2) He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.  You don't want God to come back and catch you walking how you are walking now!  He is our Shepherd, His grace is sufficient!  What is the truth?  The enemy will be exposed in the presence of the truth!  You have to understand this, the truth is what makes you free--no longer bound in a lie that has no power once the light of truth shines on it!  John 3:20-21 20) For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved. 21) But he that doeth truth cometh to the light, that his deeds may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God.   Fiveamprayer, you have to decide are you gonna continue in the lies or walk and stand on the truth?  As Joshua said, as for me and my house we will serve the Lord, which is to say walking after the truth!  We must deny ourselves, to follow Jesus and pick up our cross and proceed after Him.  We must crucify our flesh.  The Spirit leads and guides us to all truth!  We must line up with His word!  No matter what, how it hurts or how our flesh talks back, tell that lie to shut up--the truth is in control now!  No more living a lie, which is anything that is not of God or in line with His word.  Only you know what you are really doing.  You need to see this as God sees it.  Get up and walk in what God has already taught you.  You can't just do any old thing!  We must repent and turn from our wicked ways.  God is calling for us to be right and to get it right.  He is patient, He is still giving us time.  He chastens those who He loves.  If you don't change it God may give you a Holy Ghost whipping.  We are not called to live any kind of way.  You are His child, walk in the truth.  Don't commit adultery, even through things are tough in your marriage.  Walk in truth.  What is in need of truth in my life?  Take a look and ask God to search you and to clean you up.  We may have to loose some people and things, to walk in the truth.    Trust God and look to Him!  We are not to live any old way.  Take off the mask and watch for the lies.  The importance of walking in the truth, if not the enemy will try to disguise your season.  Without the truth you will listen to anything.  John 10:4-5 4) And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice. 5) And a stranger will they not follow, but will flee from him: for they know not the voice of strangers.  We must be careful, some of us have been speaking lies from our own mouths!  Some times the ladies just settle for anything, but God's word says that, Proverbs 18:22 Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord.  God did not call for us to shack up and live together or to fornicate.  Sometimes in that settling, many are also standing for anything!  So now you are falling all over yourself.  Stop playing house--there is not one scripture that supports that!  Where do you stand?  Who is on the Lord's side?  We must not be lukewarm-- Revelation 3:16 So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth.  Don't be unstable nor double-minded!  You know the word yourself!  But proceed to just living any kind of way?!  Can you walk in this truth, not just talk about it?  We must deny our self to walk in this truth.  Denial of self is first, we were born into sin and iniquity--there is no good in our flesh.  And don't just sit there waiting on someone else, all the while knowing the truth.  What did God say?  We were made to be the head and not the tail, above only, never beneath. We are fearfully and wonderfully made!  No longer give care to what the devil says!  What is the truth about me?  That I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me!  That greater is He that is with in me, than he that is with in this world!  The Holy Spirit will lead and guide us to all truth!  We are more than conquers, more than overcomers.  He has made us victorious!  Now you are walking in the truth!  Fiveamprayer, let us walk in the truth, no longer sitting down in lies.  It is time to search yourself, read the book of Revelations for yourself, asking God to show you what the truth is.  Help us Holy Spirit, we don't know what to pray for or how to pray.  Hallelujah!  We lift up fiveamprayer, it is time to walk in the truth--no matter how much it may hurt or what you may loose.  We put ourselves on the alter, this morning.  Not all of us are walking in the truth!  God has revealed unto us the truth and we are still sitting there in the lie.  Repent and turn from your wicked ways.  We must walk this out in the truth!  Thank You God for forgiving us, that You would cast our sins into the sea that they be remembered no more.  Thank You Lord for teaching us how to forgive others, the same as You forgive us!  Thank You for sending us a word that made us say ouch. The word is like a two-edged sword and cuts away the deceit and lies!  The God that we serve is a God of correction.  We must get our houses in order!  We lift this prayer up to you Lord.

We seal this prayer in His precious blood, by His Spirit:  Make me free God, we must know the truth and the truth shall make you free!

Welcome to the overflow...
Where do you stand?  I'm on the Lord's side.  Why are you asking others when you know the truth of the matter?!  While you are calling somebody else and asking what should I do, you know the truth!  Don't appease them--no more lies!  No more lies among friends, family or the pulpit!  Many of us are dying out here--give us the truth!  As the scripture says in James 5:16 Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.  When you mess up, admit it and ask someone to pray for you.  Revelation 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death.  We may not be what we ought to be, but thank God, we are not what we used to be!  The closer that you get to the truth, the more He will clean you up!  The importance of walking in the truth.  You may have to walk alone in the truth sometimes.  God is dealing with us on fiveamprayer!  We are held accountable for what we know, not for what we don't know.  When you do a self-check, realize that you are being held accountable for what you know to be the truth!   Let us get it right with God, and continue to walk it out.  Don't let someone else decide.  Jesus is the Way, the Truth and the Life!  Visit us on facebook, it will encourage you.  We are going to through this together!  Have a blessed day!


Musical Selection
Say A Prayer, Donald Lawrence and Faith Evans:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFqGiHpIQJE