Tuesday October 17, 2017
It would have been quite embarrassing and socially awkward for an invited guest to criticize his host. But Jesus does precisely that. He cared little for political correctness and diplomatic prudence, but served the truth with uncompromising fidelity and integrity. Whether it was for healing or rebuking, he did not discriminate between the rich or the poor, the Pharisee or the publican, the Jew or the Gentile. To compromise the truth for convenience would be to exchange God’s truth for a lie, an act that invites God’s wrath.
Quite unlike Jesus, we are often moved to compromise the truth or at least couch it in a non-offensive package so as not to disturb our human friendships and their many diplomatic benefits. Regrettably, at times we find such tendencies within the Church leadership as well. Anytime we do so, we are exchanging God’s truth for a lie. On such occasions we care more for the created order of things than for the Creator Himself, and worship at false altars. Let us pray for an uncompromising fidelity to God and His Truth.
