Reading: Proverbs 28, 29
My Verse: "Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered.
but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall"
(Proverbs 28:18).
This verse speaks to me of the truth of You, LORD God. It speaks to me of the fact that You created us in Your own image. (Genesis 1:27)
This verse tells me that lying is not something meant for me. It tells me that lying is destructive to my very being. Not only does the act of lying pierce my conscious but it drains away the very energy from my physical body, it eats away at my soul. Humans were simply not meant to lie, because we are created in Your holy image!
Lying is the complete opposite of You. Lying is the very essence of our greatest enemy, Satan. You, LORD God, spoke this truth to the Pharisees.
"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44).
The very fact that a lie detector has been invented points to You, LORD God! A machine that can tell when a person is lying shows how our physical bodies do react adversely to the act of lying!
The dictionary states the a lie is "a deliberate attempt to deceive." Some of its many synonyms include: double-crossing, guileful, shifty, tricky, two-faced, unreliable, untruthful, and wrong!
You, LORD God teach us much about this awful act, which we tend to treat too lightly.
"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death" ( Proverbs 21:6).
"Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!" (Proverbs 26:18-19).
"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another" (Leviticus 19:11).
"A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish" (Proverbs 19:9).
"No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes" (Psalm 101:7).
We think we are doing things in secret, hiding away our sins, but all is before You, LORD God. And in the end all will become known.
"For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes" (Jeremiah 23:23)
"For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light" (Luke 8:17).
Yes, unless we beg Your forgiveness for our lying like David did in Psalm 51 we will be required to give an accounting for all that we do in the end when we stand before You, LORD God! (Romans 14:12).
The wonderful thing here is that You can, will and desire to cleanse and heal us!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
Thank you, LORD God, that we do not need to live wretched, guilt ridden lives. You love us and want us to live full abundant lives! (John 10:10)
I love Andrew Murray's prayer.
"LORD God, I thank Thee for these promises. Thou gives not only forgiveness, but also cleansing. As surely as forgiveness comes first, does cleansing follow for every one that desires it and believes. LORD, let Thy word penetrate my heart, and let a divine cleansing from every sin that is forgiven me be the stable expectation of my soul."
Yes, lying destroys us but it doesn't need to - You, LORD God offer us a way out of that bondage!
Ditat Deus- God Enriches!
My Verse: "Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered.
but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall"
(Proverbs 28:18).
This verse speaks to me of the truth of You, LORD God. It speaks to me of the fact that You created us in Your own image. (Genesis 1:27)
This verse tells me that lying is not something meant for me. It tells me that lying is destructive to my very being. Not only does the act of lying pierce my conscious but it drains away the very energy from my physical body, it eats away at my soul. Humans were simply not meant to lie, because we are created in Your holy image!
Lying is the complete opposite of You. Lying is the very essence of our greatest enemy, Satan. You, LORD God, spoke this truth to the Pharisees.
"You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies" (John 8:44).
The very fact that a lie detector has been invented points to You, LORD God! A machine that can tell when a person is lying shows how our physical bodies do react adversely to the act of lying!
The dictionary states the a lie is "a deliberate attempt to deceive." Some of its many synonyms include: double-crossing, guileful, shifty, tricky, two-faced, unreliable, untruthful, and wrong!
You, LORD God teach us much about this awful act, which we tend to treat too lightly.
"The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a snare of death" ( Proverbs 21:6).
"Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, "I am only joking!" (Proverbs 26:18-19).
"You shall not steal; you shall not deal falsely; you shall not lie to one another" (Leviticus 19:11).
"A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will perish" (Proverbs 19:9).
"No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house; no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes" (Psalm 101:7).
We think we are doing things in secret, hiding away our sins, but all is before You, LORD God. And in the end all will become known.
"For mine eyes are upon all their ways; they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes" (Jeremiah 23:23)
"For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light" (Luke 8:17).
Yes, unless we beg Your forgiveness for our lying like David did in Psalm 51 we will be required to give an accounting for all that we do in the end when we stand before You, LORD God! (Romans 14:12).
The wonderful thing here is that You can, will and desire to cleanse and heal us!
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).
Thank you, LORD God, that we do not need to live wretched, guilt ridden lives. You love us and want us to live full abundant lives! (John 10:10)
I love Andrew Murray's prayer.
"LORD God, I thank Thee for these promises. Thou gives not only forgiveness, but also cleansing. As surely as forgiveness comes first, does cleansing follow for every one that desires it and believes. LORD, let Thy word penetrate my heart, and let a divine cleansing from every sin that is forgiven me be the stable expectation of my soul."
Yes, lying destroys us but it doesn't need to - You, LORD God offer us a way out of that bondage!
Ditat Deus- God Enriches!
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