Two Truths and a Lie - Leslie Burton

DAY 7

01/18/2026

VERSES TO READ:

Matthew 4:4
Luke 24:27
2 Timothy 3:16
John 16:13-15

QUESTIONS TO CONSIDER:

Where do I tend to learn about God most often—through other people’s voices or through time in His Word—and how might that be shaping what I believe to be true about Him?
If I were to begin this year by going straight to the source, what small, realistic step could I take to spend more personal time with God in Scripture and ask Him to reveal Himself to me?

PRAYER TO PRAY:

Lord, thank you for the gift of your Word, and for the gift of the Holy Spirit to guide us in our understanding of You. Lord, I pray that in this new year You would grow a new love for Your Word in me, and that You would begin to reveal Yourself to me in a brand new way each day. Lord, help me to understand what I am learning so that it would transform me from the inside out. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

You walk into your first day of orientation. The room is full of unfamiliar faces, so you choose a seat at a table with a couple of people who seem friendly enough. Then someone steps up to the front to welcome everyone and announces the icebreaker activity—“Two Truths and a Lie.”

If you’re anything like me, you suddenly start questioning all your life choices and wonder how to make a run for it. But why does something as simple as an icebreaker feel so intimidating? It’s probably because it asks us not only to be vulnerable, but also to figure out what’s true about someone we’ve just met.

So what does that have to do with our relationship with Jesus?

We live in a time where information about anything is right at our fingertips. As Christians, we have endless resources—books, podcasts, worship music, online sermons, even Christian influencers on social media. And honestly, these things can be amazing! They can encourage us, challenge us, and help us grow.

But here’s what God has been teaching me—if we only rely on those voices and never spend time in God’s Word for ourselves, we start to know about God through other people’s interpretations instead of really knowing Him and His word personally.

To truly know who God is—His character, His heart—we have to open the Bible ourselves. I get it; sometimes that feels overwhelming or confusing. But the amazing thing is, God didn’t leave us to figure it out on our own. He gave us the Holy Spirit to help us understand.

Scripture shows us just how important God’s Word is for really knowing Him. After His resurrection, Jesus walked with His disciples and explained who He was by opening the Scriptures, showing them how the Law, the Prophets, and the Psalms all pointed to Him (Luke 24:27). Even Jesus—God in the flesh—used Scripture to help people understand who He was. That reminds us that knowing God isn’t meant to be secondhand. We’re encouraged to open His Word for ourselves. The Bible tells us that “All Scripture is God-breathed and useful for teaching, correcting, and training in righteousness” (2 Timothy 3:16). God’s Word shapes us, grounds us in truth, and helps us grow. When we spend time in it personally, we’re not just learning about God—we’re meeting with Him.

When we spend time daily in Scripture, even just a little bit, we start to see who God really is. The more time we spend with Him, the more clearly we can recognize what’s true about Him—and what’s not.

Maybe “Two Truths and a Lie” isn’t just an icebreaker—it’s a reminder. If we want to really know God, we must go straight to the source. Other resources are meant to enhance our study, not replace it.

So what would it look like to begin this new year by really digging into God’s Word and simply praying: “God, I want to know you more. Please help me get to know you this year through your Word.” He loves to reveal Himself to those who seek Him.