Kent Mattox: Thoughts For Today

Monday, January 26, 2015

Thoughts For Today

“Show me Your ways, O Lord; teach me Your paths. Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day” (Psalm 25:4-5). The word “truth” means certainty, stability, truth, rightness, and trustworthiness. Truth originates from the Hebrew word “emet” which is derived from the verb “aman” meaning, “to be firm, permanent and established.” Emet conveys a sense of dependability, reliability and firmness. When truth is in evidence, it is something that can wholeheartedly be depended upon. Remarkably, the word “emet” is spelled with the first, middle and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Hence, it has been concluded that truth upholds the first and last of God’s creation and everything in between.

• “The Lord is the true God; He is the living God and the everlasting King…” (Jeremiah 10:10).

• “I am the way, the truth, and the life...” (John 14:6)”

• “Everyone who is of truth hears My voice” (John 18:37).

• “If you abide in My Word, you are My disciples indeed. And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free” (John 8:31-32).

• “Gird your waist with truth...” (Ephesians 6:14).

• “Truth will be your shield...” (Psalm 91:4).

• “It is the Spirit that bears witness, because the Spirit is truth” (1 John 5:6).

• “I have no greater joy than to hear that My children walk in truth” (3 John 4).

As we abide in God’s Word, we truly become disciples of Christ, seeking His truth. Because God is Spirit, we must commune with Him through intimacy with Him. As we sincerely seek Him, bringing our spirit, soul and body into the spiritual reality of God’s Presence, it becomes much easier to trust that His Word is true and that He is truly Who He says He is. Truth in this context literally means to be hidden or to escape notice. The Hebrew form of this word is “aletheia” and is the opposite of fictitious, feigned, or false. It denotes veracity, reality, sincerity, accuracy, integrity, truthfulness, dependability, and propriety.

Never doubt that God is:

Certain Right, Permanent Sincere, Stable, Trustworthy, Accurate, Full of Integrity

Firm, Truthful, Real, Reliable, Established, Dependable.

Now Available in the Connection Bookstore...

You have a very real destiny that your heavenly Father has planned specifically for your life. In this compelling book, Kent Mattox candidly writes about personal insights and revelations he has experienced in fulfilling the call of God in his life. The discoveries he made along the way, he believes, are not unique to one man’s experience. They represent every believer’s climb on the continual journey to the High Places of God. The surprising aspect of this material may be that it reads as though you could have written it yourself. The inspirational and motivational book was written to appeal to the believer, as well as to those who have not yet come to the knowledge of Christ’s deep and abiding love. Wherever you are in your journey to the High Places, this book will encourage you to maintain your focus and succeed in reaching the high call of fulfilling your destiny!

Running The Race

This seventy-day devotional was birthed from many of the revelations that God has encouraged and sustained Kent and Bev with as they have continued to run the race of faith. Their desire is that it will inspire you as well. The number seventy means completion of judgment and to enter into increase. Individually, the numbers seven and ten express different aspects of perfection and completeness. As God continues to further His Kingdom by revelation of His divine purpose and plan for you life apply these principals to your maturation process. These are qualities that we all aspire to : perfection, that we are maturing in Him and completeness, that in Him we are whole.