Reading Romans 1 today and came across verse 25 it says:
25 They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen
For some reason it reminded me of one of my favorite TV shows American Pickers. It is a show on the History channel about two guys from Iowa who drive around the country and buy and sell things. They actually have a business in Le Claire and now this show. For them to be successful they have to know the value of things before they buy them so when the sell them they can turn a profit and therefore make a living.
Where this verse comes in is we must not just know the the truth, but we must know the value of the truth so we do not trade it in for a lie. I am sure that there are people out there who try and sell Mike and Frank some bogus goods to make a quick buck. Unfortunately it's up to them to be able to spot a fake, or a worthless item. The same thing goes for us. Satan is always trying to sell us some kind of knock off item and it is up to us not to trade the truth for a lie. Just like Mike and Frank we have to do our homework to be able to know the truth. How do we do this? It is very simple actually. There is a truth text book, a guide to the truth, the truth for dummies. It's called the Bible. The Bible is all about the truth. Read it, study it, discuss it, pray about what you have just read and then you will know the truth. Then you will not be fooled into worshiping creation. But the Creator himself. Because if you go on and read the rest of chapter 1 of Romans there are some real consequences for making that mistake.
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