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Midweek Lent 4
3:30 PM
Fourth Sunday in Lent
8:00 AM
It Is Finished: The truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth
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The witness approaches the bench in a court of law and is sworn in. "Do you solemnly swear (or affirm) to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth?"
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It's wrong to speak lies. It's wrong to tell part of the truth but leave out relevant details. It's wrong to shade the truth or mix the truth with lies.
When Jesus was on trial, he was surrounded by lies and deception. False witnesses accused him. He was the victim of illegitimate proceedings and false judgments.
But when Jesus was asked if he is the Son of God, he spoke the truth. He answered, "I am." For this truth he was put to death.
Exactly What I Need: Sight​​​​
A person who is spiritually blind doesn't know what he doesn't know and can't see what he can't see. We know what it's like because we used to be there.
Spiritual blindness doesn't know Jesus. It cannot see the world as it really is. It's tempted to see what is harmful as good and what is good as meaningless. It cannot see the danger that lurks behind every temptation.
Jesus gave physical sight to the blind, but he also gave me spiritual vision. He said, "I am the light of the world." He cam to shine his light into my darkened eyes, so that I can see him and live.
Now our eyes our opened. Now we can see! God has given us the sight we need.
