"The Giver of Truth"

"Honour and majesty are before him: strength and beauty are in his sanctuary." (Psalms 96:6)
When it comes to knowing the truth, there is really only one way that we can really know that it is really truth, by living it. Maybe that might seem rather one sided and it might seem as though what we are saying has no right to be challenged until it is actually personally tested; but in all honesty, you will never know the truth until the Truth is living within you. In the verse we have before us today, all four of these attributes that are listed are things which must be experienced and witnessed in order to be realized. There really is no other way to explain it, than to put it into something within the context of some life experience which cannot known without actually have been there, which is death. No one can actually experience what death might be like, unless they have actually died; and although there are many people who claim that they have experienced what death is like, there are only a small few who have actually been able to put it into words; and even then, it does not come close to providing the experience to others. It can only be experience personally to even begin to know what it is really like. That is the same way it works with the personal relationship we have with the Father through Jesus Christ. Until Jesus comes and dwells with in us, and we dwell in Him, there is really know way that we can experience the Truth; but when we do experience the Truth, the truth of God will set us free from the lie and the power of death. I really don't know how else to make my point, except to say that death is no longer looming over us, and as such, we are set free in a way that can really not be known without not having death looming over you; that's the simplest way that I can put that truth. Besides that, "his sanctuary" is us! We that are His children are transformed into His tabernacles or dwelling places; we become the living and moving Temple of the Holy Spirit. So, in a nutshell, we are given the truth, because the Truth lives in us...
"Therefore, I will always remind you about these things -even though you already know them and are standing firm in the truth you have been taught. And it is only right that I should keep on reminding you as long as I live. For our Lord Jesus Christ has shown me that I must soon leave this earthly life, so I will work hard to make sure you always remember these things after I am gone. For we were not making up clever stories when we told you about the powerful coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. We saw his majestic splendor with our own eyes when he received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice from the majestic glory of God said to him, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy." We ourselves heard that voice from heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain. Because of that experience, we have even greater confidence in the message proclaimed by the prophets. You must pay close attention to what they wrote, for their words are like a lamp shining in a dark place -until the Day dawns, and Christ the Morning Star shines in your hearts. Above all, you must realize that no prophecy in Scripture ever came from the prophet's own understanding, or human initiative. No, those prophets were moved by the Holy Spirit, and they spoke from God." (2 Peter 1:12-21) NLT