March 17th, 2026
by Ryan McAllister
by Ryan McAllister
John 1:14
“14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 9:31-32
“31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”
In a world where the truth seems to be both increasingly available and manipulated, we can often be left wondering who, or what, can actually be trusted. Certainty is often met with suspicion, and even sincerity can feel unreliable. Yet those who trust in Christ have solid footing in a slippery world: the Truth is a person. Jesus is Truth.
Christ is “full of truth.” He doesn’t have a part of the truth. He doesn’t distort the truth. He is Truth: in FULL. He is unchanging, immovable, and entirely trustworthy. Christ stands as a beacon of hope over our world deception.
But the problem is not only “out there.” Scripture teaches that sin itself is deceptive (Heb. 3:13). We are not merely surrounded by falsehood—we are susceptible to it. Sin blinds, distorts, and binds. It convinces us that what is false is true, and what is deadly is good. Left to ourselves, we do not simply lack truth—we resist it.
This is why Christ’s truth is not only something to be known, but something that sets us free. Jesus declares, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). His truth does what sin cannot: it opens blind eyes, exposes deception, and breaks the chains that hold us captive.
In Christ, truth is not cold or crushing—it is gracious and liberating. He is full of grace and truth. He does not merely confront our deception; He rescues us from it.
May we carry the Truth of Jesus this Easter, declaring it among the falsehoods of the world like torch in a dark cave to expose all that lies in the darkness. Even more, may we ourselves be illuminated by His Truth, as it breaks the dark deceptions within our own hearts!
“14 And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.”
John 9:31-32
“31 So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed him, ‘If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples, 32 and you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.’”
In a world where the truth seems to be both increasingly available and manipulated, we can often be left wondering who, or what, can actually be trusted. Certainty is often met with suspicion, and even sincerity can feel unreliable. Yet those who trust in Christ have solid footing in a slippery world: the Truth is a person. Jesus is Truth.
Christ is “full of truth.” He doesn’t have a part of the truth. He doesn’t distort the truth. He is Truth: in FULL. He is unchanging, immovable, and entirely trustworthy. Christ stands as a beacon of hope over our world deception.
But the problem is not only “out there.” Scripture teaches that sin itself is deceptive (Heb. 3:13). We are not merely surrounded by falsehood—we are susceptible to it. Sin blinds, distorts, and binds. It convinces us that what is false is true, and what is deadly is good. Left to ourselves, we do not simply lack truth—we resist it.
This is why Christ’s truth is not only something to be known, but something that sets us free. Jesus declares, “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free” (John 8:32). His truth does what sin cannot: it opens blind eyes, exposes deception, and breaks the chains that hold us captive.
In Christ, truth is not cold or crushing—it is gracious and liberating. He is full of grace and truth. He does not merely confront our deception; He rescues us from it.
May we carry the Truth of Jesus this Easter, declaring it among the falsehoods of the world like torch in a dark cave to expose all that lies in the darkness. Even more, may we ourselves be illuminated by His Truth, as it breaks the dark deceptions within our own hearts!
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