Reading: Jeremiah 8 - 10
My Verse: "Everyone deceives his neighbor;
and no one speaks the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity" (Jeremiah 9:5).
How sad is this! Even sadder is that lying has become woven into the very fabric of our political system. Whenever there is a debate, a fact checker is posted telling the entire world how many lies were made! And these are presidential candidates!
"Everyone deceives his neighbor" reads like and mades one think of Genesis 6:5. "The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time." The most sad verse in the Bible follows "And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart." This resulted in the great flood.
"No one speaks the truth" is all inclusive. It does not leave out anyone, meaning we all will lie if that is the most expedient thing. Only You, LORD God, can keep us from being consummate liars!
"They have taught their tongue to speak lies" speaks to the inclination of our hearts. When we turn from You, LORD God, lying gets easier and easier. Our lives become a jumble of confused lies.
"They weary themselves committing iniquity" results from the lying and rejecting of You, LORD God. Read an article about stress and the aging factor it is in the lives of people today. In the past the main aging factor was physical labor. Today it is emotional and mental stress. When we lie and deceive others we cannot help but be stressed. This stress ages or as this verse says, wearies us!
Public figures are continually caught in their lies. I am always amazed that people don't get it! All will become known. You tell us that so in Your Word the Bible.
"Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment" (Proverbs 12:19).
"But when anything is exposed by the light,
it becomes visible" (Ephesians 5:13).
"No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes"(Psalm 101:7)
"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).
Because lying is so very despicable to You, LORD God and You know how detrimental it is to us You warn us often. You want so much for us to be free of this awful sin. Lying eats aways at our very souls.
Pastor Ravi Zacharius said when one lies, when one breaks a vow their very self dribbles away between their fingers. That person loses who there were and can never get it back. Even with Your salvation there are consequences one must live with, scars, something forever lost.
It is a bit frightening that this verse reminded me of Genesis 6:5, because Matthew 24:37 speaks to this - the days of Noah. Jesus is speaking of the end times, His second coming. He says, "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." People going blithely along; lying - deceiving, living in iniquity - oblivious to You, LORD God, because they have shut You out. You will come when they least expect it. "But of that day and hour no one knows . . ." (Matthew 24:36).
Thank You for this verse, LORD God. Help me to stay in the truth, Your Truth!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
My Verse: "Everyone deceives his neighbor;
and no one speaks the truth;
They have taught their tongue to speak lies;
they weary themselves committing iniquity" (Jeremiah 9:5).
How sad is this! Even sadder is that lying has become woven into the very fabric of our political system. Whenever there is a debate, a fact checker is posted telling the entire world how many lies were made! And these are presidential candidates!
"Everyone deceives his neighbor" reads like and mades one think of Genesis 6:5. "The LORD saw how great the wickedness of the human race had become on the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of the human heart was only evil all the time." The most sad verse in the Bible follows "And the LORD regretted that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him to his heart." This resulted in the great flood.
"No one speaks the truth" is all inclusive. It does not leave out anyone, meaning we all will lie if that is the most expedient thing. Only You, LORD God, can keep us from being consummate liars!
"They have taught their tongue to speak lies" speaks to the inclination of our hearts. When we turn from You, LORD God, lying gets easier and easier. Our lives become a jumble of confused lies.
"They weary themselves committing iniquity" results from the lying and rejecting of You, LORD God. Read an article about stress and the aging factor it is in the lives of people today. In the past the main aging factor was physical labor. Today it is emotional and mental stress. When we lie and deceive others we cannot help but be stressed. This stress ages or as this verse says, wearies us!
Public figures are continually caught in their lies. I am always amazed that people don't get it! All will become known. You tell us that so in Your Word the Bible.
"Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment" (Proverbs 12:19).
"But when anything is exposed by the light,
it becomes visible" (Ephesians 5:13).
"No one who practices deceit shall dwell in my house;
no one who utters lies shall continue before my eyes"(Psalm 101:7)
"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).
Because lying is so very despicable to You, LORD God and You know how detrimental it is to us You warn us often. You want so much for us to be free of this awful sin. Lying eats aways at our very souls.
Pastor Ravi Zacharius said when one lies, when one breaks a vow their very self dribbles away between their fingers. That person loses who there were and can never get it back. Even with Your salvation there are consequences one must live with, scars, something forever lost.
It is a bit frightening that this verse reminded me of Genesis 6:5, because Matthew 24:37 speaks to this - the days of Noah. Jesus is speaking of the end times, His second coming. He says, "For the coming of the Son of Man will be just like the days of Noah." People going blithely along; lying - deceiving, living in iniquity - oblivious to You, LORD God, because they have shut You out. You will come when they least expect it. "But of that day and hour no one knows . . ." (Matthew 24:36).
Thank You for this verse, LORD God. Help me to stay in the truth, Your Truth!
Ditat Deus - God Enriches!
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