Michael A. Feehan, O.M. M.Div
Pastor / Chaplain JCSO
Wacissa PH Church
The old game show “To Tell the Truth”, was a show in which four celebrity panelists are presented with three contestants whom they must identify. Only one contestant is the "central character" whose unusual occupation or experience has been read aloud by the show's moderator. The others were imposters.
The questions begin to fly. Asking anything and everything that would zero in on the true identity of the individual in question. Pirates, Poets, Pawns, Politicians & Preachers, have all appeared on the show. FYI a renewed version of the program concludes its fifth season in 2020. It was always interesting to watch how they put a spin on their stories to make them believable. Oftentimes members of the celebrity panel would choose the Imposter. Reading between the lines and by comparison this old show speaks to the hour in which we are living. How so?
We are continuously bombarded with lies, prefabrications and preposterous stories of devious deeds and self serving actions. It seems to be the order of the hour. The Prophet Isaiah speaks clearly to this end: “Justice is turned back, and righteousness stands afar off; For truth is fallen in the street” Isaiah 59:14
The Apostle Paul also speaks to this topic:
“Evil men and impostors will grow worse and worse, deceiving and being deceived.” 2 Timothy 3:13
Don’t be fooled by the imposters and fakes. Don’t Participate in the absurd falsehoods that seek to replace Truth. All of the concrete normalities that many of us thought would never change have changed. Truth has become subjective.
I’ve heard it said; “It’s My Truth." The Lord Jesus Christ answers the matter of Subjective Truth - “Sanctify them by Your truth. Your word is truth.” John 17:17
There is an agenda. First the Foundational underpinnings of American Society began to change. Next these changes; by many; have been accepted. Acceptance of “Truths” transformed into a school of thought on Life, Religion and Political Doctrine one inch at a time in the wrong direction, leads to an abyss of no return. A nightmare of twisted Truth. America, 244-years-old can still rectify the damage.
I am the third generation from immigrants. Eight kids, Mom, Dad & grandmother lived in three rooms on top of a garage in an alley. God, Family, Country, Respect, Loyalty and Hard Work is where our foundation began.
Psalm 11:3 “If the Foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do”?
We can change the course. There is Hope beyond Hope. Even though lawlessness abounds and the dangerous rewriting of American history has turned to war on democracy and religious freedom. We are still Free!
Did you ever think this day would come? Localities seek to expel police departments, censor free speech & socialism at the door of the White House. In the words of Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian author exiled for standing up to Communism, “What have we sown to reap such a heinous harvest”? If we see the candidate of our choice in the oval office, no matter who you are, It’s not enough. It’s time to ask the hard questions and for Americans to search our souls. It’s time “To Tell The Truth” to ourselves and our families.
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