Truth belongs to God


God alone is truth.  No man can claim a single thread of truth has his own.  If any man doubts this please be patient while I expose the following.

Perhaps one day comes upon me when in the midst of speaking, three perfect truthful sentences errantly escape my lips.  With the same odds it would take for a worm to balance for an hour on the point of a pin, I have spoken something phenomenal.

And we will allow, for the sake of the story, that 1000 people heard me speak those words.  Perhaps, by their testimony, I begin to receive fame and glory.  And I live the rest of my days in splendor and luxury.

But as is with all men, the day comes when I die.  My soul is brought before the Most High God.  He asks if I am the one who errantly spoke beautiful truth.  Bowing down to my face at the sound of his voice I whisper, “yes”.

At that the Lord recounts the splendor and luxury in which I lived as fruit of my mistake.  Uncondemning  and full of truth the Lord shows me my life.  His words roll toward me as a constant thunder of beauty.  And my heart soars,  just to hear him speak.

Then the Lord begins an endless stream of truth.  Thousands upon thousands of words placed end to end.  Not a single syllable finds fault.  And to add glory to glory, as the lord speaks living creatures appear from the truth of His words!

In the end I am shocked to silence.  What truth like this have I ever seen?  What words like these have I ever spoken?

Truth belongs to God!

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