Lies
“A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.” (Proverbs 26:28)
Today’s Morsel: Most folks do not understand that you gain nothing by lying. Once you lie, it becomes easier to tell another lie. Part of our fallen nature is to lie. But once we are born again, all the words of our mouth must be spoken in truth. One of the things about telling secrets about someone to someone and then you tell them not to tell anyone else, in some sense you are forcing that individual to lie. If it was a secret, then we probably shouldn’t have told it to anyone. Once you tell anyone, it is no longer a secret, and it will probably be shouted from the housetop. It has been stated that sin has many tools, but a lie is the handle which fits them all. God doesn’t say how big or small of a lie it is that will keep you out of heaven. He simply says: “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.” (Revelation 21:8). So with God, there is no such thing as a “little lie” – a lie is a lie. We must always remember that God is a God of truth. As Jesus told the religious leaders: “Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.” (John 8:44) If we get in the practice of being truthful, it will become a habit, and we will be more likely to tell the truth all the time rather than ever lie.
Sing: To be like Jesus, to be like Jesus, on earth I long to be like Him. All through life’s journey, from earth to glory, I only ask to be like Him.
Thought For Today: “Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.” (Psalms 19:14)
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