Thesaurus.com, the kindred brother of Dictionary.com gives some pretty interesting synonyms for the word truth. So let me give you a big old copy and paste of what it says.
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: honesty, loyalty
Synonyms: authenticity, candor, constancy, dedication, devotion, dutifulness, faith, faithfulness, fidelity, frankness, integrity, openness, realism, revelation, sincerity, uprightness, veridicality, verity
As i was reading 1 Corinthians 13: 6 a thought popped into my head. So before we delve into this thought, lets look at that verse. "It is never glad about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out." (NLT)
I think this verse is so meaning and versatile, especially when you apply it to your life. The thought that popped up into my head was what does the word truth really mean, especially in the context of this verse. When you look at this verse ad apply it to your life it means something amazing.
This verse is right smack dab in the middle of some verses that are describing the definition of love, the kinda love that God has for us. The 2 verses before and the 1 after describe God's love for us in all situations. So in thinking like that, about God loving us in all situations i thought about the times that i mess up and sin. I think about the times when i worry, when i do something that i probably should have put more thought into, when i give up and am broken and God loves me in all those situations. The biggest situation to me that jumps out the most is ones revolving around when i mess up and sin.
At the beginning it says Love, aka God, is never Glad at injustice, injustice being sin, but rejoices whenever the truth wins out. Kinda seems simple, TRUTH is not sinning, but that phrase not sinning just didn't seem to be the whole kit and caboodle for me so i looked in a little further to this verse. I focused on the word truth and as you see from the top it has many synonyms such as dedication, devotion, integrity, and sincerity.
I find it amazing that truth is integrity, sincerity, dedication and devotion. All words that are so powerful and so descriptive of love, action, and emotion that is so crucial and so life altering. God rejoices in the times when we are sincere, when we are dedicated and stick to his word with integrity, and also when we show devotion to him. This verse just jumps out at me when i think about it. When i realize that in my sin he isn't glad that i stumble into it, but when i beat those temptations, when i respond in dedication and sincerity, my god rejoices uncontrollably.
I just feel my life has been altered as God has continued to open my eyes to his wisdom and his scripture. I feel by diving into this verse it has opened my eyes even further into the love my god has for me.
Remember that God loves you and is so excited and so encouraging as we pick whichever option is the truth.
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