The Season of Elul!!!! The Importance of Truth

Song of Solomon 6

We are walking in today: The Season of Elul!!!! The Importance of Truth

Witness truth throughout the Bible: H571 emeth--firmness, faithfulness, truth, true doctrine

Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth, H571

The Torah .........……
 Deuteronomy 13:14 Then shalt thou enquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, H571 and the thing certain, that such abomination is wrought among you;

The prophets...............…
 Isaiah 43:9 Let all the nations be gathered together, and let the people be assembled: who among them can declare this, and shew us former things? let them bring forth their witnesses, that they may be justified: or let them hear, and say, It is truth. H571

The writings..........
 Psalms 25:5 Lead me in thy truth, H571 and teach me: for thou art the God of my salvation; on thee do I wait all the day.


The Importance of Truth
Many people love falsehood and only a few love truth. For it is possible to love falsehood truly, but it is impossible to love truth falsely. May The Most High of truth help us to love truth truly, then, with all our hearts, since love and truth characterize The Most High’s rule: As it is written, “Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne; love and truth go before you” (Psalm 89:14).

Truth springs up everywhere; righteousness shines down over all the earth. This primarily concerns the sacrificial work of the Messiah, of which it is rightly said: “Steadfast love and faithfulness meet; righteousness and peace kiss each other” (Psalm 85:10). Because of the great reconciliation we have through Yeshua, the truth of The Most High shall prevail among men. The “Seed” that was planted in Zion and becomes a Tree of life throughout all the earth. “Deliverance goes before the LORD, and prepares a pathway for Him” (Psalm 85:13).

We have a moral imperative, given by The Most High Himself, to receive the truth and to live according to the nature of spiritual reality. Those who reject or suppress the truth, however, are responsible for their actions, as it is written, “No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes” (Psalm 101:7).

Note that the word tamim, translated “blamelessly,” might better be rendered “perfectly,” that is, complete in all its parts; where no part is missing. The person who walks perfectly, then, means one who is wholehearted in their faith and trust. Note that this person does what is right, that is, practices tzedakah and performs good deeds; he uses the “good eye” to bless others. Speaking truth “within the heart” is critical since it implies that the person is sincere, honest, without ulterior motives, and so on. He is a “true” person with a heart that can be trusted. The phrase also implies the person is free from self-deception or the need to pretend to be something he isn’t.

The Hebrew word for truth is composed of the first, middle and last letters of the alphabet, whereas the three letters that spell “falsehood” stand next to one another. Truth creates a firm foundation, secure, strong, and trustworthy, while falsehood is unstable. As it is written, “truth stands forever, falsehood has no legs.”

It requires moral courage to speak the truth to others. A hypocrite is one who wears a mask, who pretends to think or feel one thing when he really thinks or feels something else. The law, “you must not set a stumbling block before the blind” (Lev 19:14) includes the implication that you must not hide part of your intention while giving someone advice or when offering someone a benefit. It is important to understand that a sin of omission regarding speaking the truth is as serious as practicing deceit itself.

There are many ways to offend against the truth. One way is to deny it: the way of the liar. Another way is to keep silent when the truth should be spoken: the way of the coward. At the other end is the cruel use of the truth, pointing out failure when silence is the way of honor, or by distorting “little truths” for the sake of a supposed capital “T” truth, that is, lying for the sake of an ideology or dogma: the way of the politician”.

May The Most High help us never to “trifle” with Him, to play “religious games,” and thereby fool ourselves. The Most High chose you from the beginning for salvation through sanctification by the spirit and faith in the truth. (2 Thess. 2:13) It is the truth that sets us free, and for the truth Yeshua gave himself up for us: “For this purpose I was born and for this purpose I have come into the world to bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth listens to my voice” (John 18:37). May it please The Most High to fill us with the spirit of Truth and to help us be honest with ourselves at all times. Amen.
Shema Selah we must consider are we thinking, living and walking in truth?!?