Sleight of Words

Ideas have consequences that affects what we consider normal today while framing tomorrow. For the past several years we have lost confidence in those holding political office to the point where those who lie, misrepresent the truth, scheme and connive are normative instead of the exception. Definitions have changed, opinions are more important or at least equivalent to truth and feelings more powerful than facts.

Those in the media love pointing the finger at figures like Donald Trump when he is just exploiting the system the media has created. Mr. Trump’s “tweets” are cleverly crafted to control the conversation and seems to have the media off balance and out of sorts.

Those in the media seem to be upset because Mr. Trump is controlling the conversation when, for years, they have had the freedom to control the conversation. Mr. Trump seem genius as a verbal “sleight of hand” artist or, if you will, “sleight of words” artist.

What is happening here is that the Godless are attempting to be in “control” for it is a characteristic of God that they are attempting to take for themselves. They may use money, authority or words to manipulate those around them and control the dialogue to create their own “truth.”

These attempts at the recreation of truth are at the core evil and depend upon rhetoric, belief systems and manipulation, Satan’s most effective tools of destruction.

If we want to successfully navigate in this environment we must recognize that nothing is true because somebody believes it’s true or because someone can eloquently defend their premise or because someone with power and authority says it’s true.

Regardless of the framing, sin is sin. Homosexuality is wrong. Gay marriage is unacceptable. Gender is determined by God at birth. Greed is not acceptable as the engine for economic growth. Divorce is wrong. Etc., etc., etc.

Rhetoric and belief are based on human wisdom and understanding. Truth is based on divine revelation and always trumps belief systems, rhetoric and human authority.

Those who know and love the truth do not try to manipulate it, they embrace it. Their words are not something they craft to cover truth but to discover truth.

The long-term result arising from those who have been fed many streams of distortion is confusion and those who are confused begin to ignore words and live life as they desire, as it is right in their own eyes.

There are not many Gods, there is only one and since there is only one God there is only one authority in all matters of absolute truth. Without Him, we have no capacity for truth, we only have capacity for manipulation.

The answer to a confused people is not more news or having more people believe as we do but to cut through the confusion by knowing God and giving Him His rightful place as Almighty God, the Creator and Sustainer of all life.

We must stop being a people that is influenced more by then news cycle than Scriptures.

Those who possess true power do not attempt to keep it or control the masses to protect it. In fact, they give it away and use their power and authority for the good of those they have power and authority over. The only legitimate use of power and authority is for the good of the people, not the good of the one in authority.

God, the ultimate authority, used his power and authority to ensure man an opportunity to be reconciled with Himself even though He did and does not need to do so to be God.

If we do not want to live confused lives, we need to know and submit to God. Without doing so, we will never get out of the constant fog of confusion that seems ever prevalent. For now, the choice is ours.