Seeking Truth in a Noisy World

Seeking Truth in a Noisy World encourages you to look past today’s swirling opinions and anchor your heart in God’s unchanging Word.

“Now David was sitting between the two gates, and the watchman went up to the roof of the gate by the wall […] And the king said, ‘He is a good man and comes with good news’” (2 Samuel 18:24, 27).

In our media-drenched world, news travels instantly. We can watch events while they happen, anywhere on the planet. In the process, it has become harder to discern fact from fiction and opinion from information. People (with all kinds of motives) have learned how to manipulate information to make it seem accurate.

Concerned about these trends, a respected media analyst recently warned how easily emails from friends can seem like real news stories. Such information is casually passed along and consumed as facts. Even news organizations have been guilty of distributing rumors as fact and altering photographs to deceive.

How different this is from the world of King David when news had to be carried by messenger from place to place. In his day, many techniques were developed to evaluate news. They could speculate about the identity of runners and observe their technique.

Just as in David’s time, only God knows the real story—the whole truth. We need to realize that the opinions of men are flawed and that much of the news is slanted and twisted by bias and prejudice.

Don’t be deceived or base your life on rumors or gossip. Don’t trust the flimsy sources that influence the media. Instead, stand on the unchanging Word of God. Fill your mind with His Word. Seek Him for discernment and wisdom. Depend on Him!

Reflection Question: How can you seek God’s wisdom before accepting what you hear?