It’s fun to watch a good football game. Sometimes, runners will break through the line and sprint downfield. Their opponents pursue them vigorously. They do not want them to score. Sometimes, they score; sometimes, they are stopped. Regardless, they are pursued. Do we love the truth enough to pursue it like a linebacker chasing a half- back?
Paul told the people of Athens, “And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth and has determined their pre-appointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us” (Acts 17:26-27). He told Timothy, “But you, O man of God, flee these things and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, gentleness” (1 Timothy 6:11). Proverbs 23:23 says, “Buy the truth, and do not sell it, also wisdom and instruction and understanding.” In no uncertain terms, God is telling us to pursue the truth! We must make a concerted effort to know, understand, and love the truth.
If we do not love the truth, God will let us wander off into darkness. He will not force us to do something against our own will. However, there will be consequences for all eternity. Second Thessalonians 2:11-12 says, “And for this reason God will send them strong delusion, that they should believe the lie, that they all may be condemned who did not believe the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness.” Oh, how important it is to pursue, believe, and love the truth! May God help each one of us to make our best effort to do so.