Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me” (John 14:6).

There is no such thing as “your truth” and “my truth.” If truth is to be true, there can only be truth.

Truth is not relative. Truth is not arbitrary. Truth has a name. His name is Jesus. And, one day, he will come to judge the living and the dead.

What our culture confuses is the difference between perspectives and truth. Perspective depends on where you are. Depending on how you are looking at something, it changes your perspective.

But what doesn’t change is that there is a number, and that each number must mean only one thing. That is an absolute truth. If that is relative, if that depends on perspective then all reason and logic comes crashing down. In such a society it is impossible to build anything.

I would love it if I could determine the value of a number based on my needs and feelings. I would love it to say that I have a bazillion dollars in my bank account. That would be really nice. But I don’t get to determine the value of my bank account. The numbers must mean what the numbers mean.

That’s how truth works. Truth has to be true.

In a culture where personal experience and relativism rules the day, it is not popular to hold to absolute truths. But truth doesn’t care much about popularity. Truth is truth. Truth has nothing to do with perspective.

Jesus declares, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

That’s the absolute truth and you can take that to the bank!

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil” (1 Timothy 6:10).

If you’ve ever worshiped with us at the Little Church and Lakewoodgrace, you know that before we receive the offering one of the pastors will always say something like, “If all you are going to give is money, please keep your money. God is not interested in your money, so neither are we.”

If you don’t believe me, come and see for yourself!

There is nothing wrong with money. We can’t live in this world without money. It’s an absolute necessity. Money is and can be a fantastic tool to accomplish amazing things.

The problem is not money. The problem is the love of money. When we end up loving something that is supposed to be a tool and an instrument for living God-honoring lives, money ends up using us. You see, money is to be used for God’s glory. But when we love money, money ends up using us.

There are two ways of looking at money:

• Secular view of money – I am entitled to my money because I’ve worked hard for my money
• Christian view of money – I am entrusted with everything I have to use for God’s glory

Those are two very different ways of looking at money. Unless disciples get this straight, they will forever be stalled in their maturity and growth. You cannot grow up and mature as a disciple of Christ until you have transformed your understanding of money and possessions.

When you do transform your understanding of money and possessions you will experience a freedom regarding money and possessions that you’ve never imagined.

God isn’t interested in money. God is interested in your hearts.

Money is one of the clearest visible signs who rules your heart.

Use money for God’s glory.

“The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still” (Exodus 14:14).

R. J. Vavarrete writes:
Don’t tell me that the Lord gives his toughest battles to his strongest soldiers…tell me that the Lord is with me in the battle.
It is he that makes the difference, not me.

It doesn’t matter how strong you are, how weak you are. The battle is not yours alone to fight. In fact, the outcome won’t depend on how strong you are, how smart you are. It won’t matter how weak you think you are.

The battle isn’t yours alone to fight.

Christ, and Christ alone is the difference.

Whatever you are facing today, know you are not alone. The battle is not yours alone to fight.

Christ is with you, and he is all that you need.