Praying For Truth And Accountability In The Media

“He who controls the media controls the culture” – Ted Baehr, American Media Critic In answer to the question: “Is all truth God’s truth?” Got Questions Media responded by saying: “In order for something to be declared true, it must be discoverable, transcultural, unchanging, unaffected by attitude, absolute, and knowable. For example, 2+2=4 is a truth that can be discovered (not created by one person), transcends all cultures, never changes, cannot be affected by feelings, is absolute in its factualness, and is knowable by all of humanity.

These same qualities and attributes can be ascribed to the God of the Bible. God is Truth. He made Himself discoverable throughout history and through the Bible (Exodus 8:10); He transcends all cultures in His very attributes (Job 38); His existence cannot be affected by our feelings or attitudes (Psalm 25); He is absolute as the Alpha and Omega (Revelation 1:18); and He is knowable through Scripture and personal revelation by the Holy Spirit (John 16:13).”

Our lives as believers should never be determined by the media we consume. The Bible affirms the existence and importance of objective truth rooted in God’s character, creation, and the Gospel story. Therefore, we, as His people, should determine not to spend more time absorbing untrustworthy information than meditating on God’s true and trustworthy Word. This is the only truth that sets us free and keeps us free.

Lord Jesus, You alone are the Way, the Truth, and the Life! Give Your people the wisdom to discern truth amid a culture that relies on its own definition of what truth is. Guard our hearts and minds as we navigate the lies that assault us. Help us to judge everything we are fed by the media against the truth of Your holy Word. Bring healing to the hearts of those with jobs in media who truly want to tell the truth and are being threatened with losing their jobs or being censored if they do not “toe the line” of whatever narrative is being pushed – even if it’s untrue. Give them the courage not to compromise what they know is right. Show Your people how to pray effectively for media and against the damage the Devil wants to inflict through them.

• Pray John 8:32 over yourself, your family, your church, your community, and your nation: “And you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.”
• Ask the Holy Spirit to lead you in His truth and teach you, for God is the God of your salvation. (Psalm 25:5)
• Pray that you, and all believers, resolve to be bold and courageous by not staying silent when truth is being attacked.
• Ask God to expose the deeds of darkness in the media and turn the hearts of those who are tasked with being truth-givers to His truth-filled purposes.
• Ask the Father to flood the media with truth-telling Christians who are filled with boldness and who will not bow down to a culture bent on deception. Pray that they will take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead, expose them. (Ephesians 5:11)