Luke 9:29 NLT,
Then Jesus said to them all, “If anyone desires to come after Me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross daily, and follow Me.”
I know a man by the name of John. He’s the most straight-forward, no-nonsense guy I’ve ever met. At the same time, he’s the most hilarious Irishman I know, with an impecable sense of timing and wit. He’s also a darn good liar. John, like many people, is a paradox of sorts.
He doesn’t buy into gimmicks (no matter who’s selling them). He’s not intimidated by scientific theory or multisyllabic terms. He doesn’t romanticize with theories or philosophies, but he’s also not afraid to ask – like Pilot – ‘What is truth?’
That’s a question that can only be asked in two ways. 1) You ask it rhetorically, already believing, ”There is no truth.” 2) You ask it desiring to know the Truth, even if the answer’s not what you want to hear. Truth cannot be accepted, it must be submitted to.
I don’t think John’s pursuit of the Truth is to show someone else where he or she is wrong. I think it’s because the Truth is important to him. Here are John’s own words of how he submitted to the Truth. (Emphasis mine)
