John 8:32 “You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
DAILY READING; • 2 Corinthians 12; 1 Chronicles 1-2; Habakkuk 3
Since 2018, the concept of “theybies” has come to the limelight in America and Europe.
“Theybies” refer to young children being raised as neither boys nor girls by their parents. The word “theybies” is a combination of the neutral pronoun “they” and the word “baby”.
Because these parents would not have their children referred to as ‘he’ or ‘she’, they are given a neutral pronoun “they”.
These parents say they want for their children freedom from gender biases which might later affect their decision to change their gender when they grow older. And so they are raising their children without assigning them any gender until the children can choose whether they want to be boys or be girls.
If their choice is different from the gender they are born with, they are helped to change to the gender of their choice through surgery.
In 2017, one of such children made the headlines by receiving the world’s first non-binary ID. This child received a Canadian health card with no “M” or “F” to indicate the gender but rather a “U” to indicate “unknown gender”.
This idea of giving children autonomy over their own identity and presentation is gaining ground. Even manufacturers of Children’s clothes and toys are beginning to adjust their products to reflect gender-neutrality for
“theybies”.
“Theybies’ will be allowed to dress and act the gender they feel like at the moment, until they can finally choose whether they want to identify themselves as boy or girls or anything in between.
With these developments in the world today, it is obvious we are truly living in the last days. Gradually, current culture is beginning to abolish traditional views and convictions and force the world into a “new normal”.
In different areas of life, the pressure is mounting in the society for people to wake up and embrace the world’s new ways.
However, despite these sweeping changes going on globally, we must continue to anchor ourselves on the solid truth of God’s Word.
As the gross darkness increases, God’s Word remains a lamp to our feet and light to our path.
The Scriptures written under divine inspiration, provides both reliable guidance and a sure hope for us in these last days.
God’s Word is absolute truth. Absolute truth is something that is true at all times and in all places. It is something that is always unchanging no matter the current circumstances.
Establishing this truth was the mission of Jesus into the world.
Before His crucifixion, Jesus stood before the Roman Governor Pontius Pilate and proclaimed “For this I have been born, and for this I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth.” [John 18:37-38].
In response to this statement Pilate asked Jesus “What Is Truth?”
The question was cynically posed because Pilate was not really interested in an answer, and Jesus did not give him one, because Pilate was not ready to hear the truth.
In the same today, the world is not ready to hear the truth.
They hold that truth—especially moral and spiritual truth—is not absolute but relative and ever changing. This, of course, implies that people can determine for themselves what is right and what is wrong.
However, we must never allow the lax mindset of the world to affect or reset our way of thinking.
In everything and in every situation, let us continue to stand by our Biblical beliefs and convictions.
No matter what goes on in the world, we must keep our lives anchored on the truth of God’s Word. That indeed is the key to our freedom from the shackles trying to bind this generation
Certainly, through the power in the Blood of Jesus, we can live above the deceptions of these last days.
PRAYER: Father by the power in the Blood of Jesus, my family and I are shielded from the evils of these end-times. Please help us to always stand for the truth of Your Word and never be swayed by the ways of the world in Jesus Name.
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When we fight by God’s help we are sure of victory. WORDBITE 222