Be Right IX

Keep these words that I am commanding you today in your heart.

 - From Deuteronomy 6

There's no getting away from it:

God's words bring life. 

In the ancient world, all of these strange and even ugly rules from the Mosaic Law, as wrong as they may seem today, actually led, in a straight line, to long life for the Israelites. It meant prosperity, wealth, freedom, and strength for their nation. 

But that's the way it is with all great nations, from the dawn of history. The spiritual life is strong as it grows. The discipline of believers is essential to a rising superpower. And of course, the road to freedom and wealth is paved with injustices and evils that, if we're honest, are necessary, if you want to expand such concepts as liberty and equality. 

This is all just to say, the word of God is hard. It's harsh. But it's life. 

Faith and Science go together. Facts and faith are nearly the same. Words, and knowledge, lead directly to life. 

And the author of all truth is God. 

If you are advancing towards the Lord, you are advancing toward truth. You are becoming more and more right .This doesn't mean you will be mistake free. The path to God is epic. And our failings on that path are active, too. 

But you can't get away from it.

If you want to be Right . . . you must draw near to the One that invented "right."