Topic: Nothing but the Truth [Saturday March 5, 2016]
Text: Proverbs 12:17-28
Key Verse: “Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight” (Proverbs 12:20, 22).
A store manager heard his clerk tell a customer, “No, ma’am, we haven’t had any for a while, and it doesn’t look as if we’ll be getting any soon.” Horrified, the manager came running over to the customer and said, “Of course, we’ll have some soon.” Then he drew the clerk aside. “Never”, he snarled, “never, never, never say we’re out of anything – say ‘we’ve got it on order and it’s coming’. Now, what was it she wanted anyway?” The clerk said, “Rain!”.
Truth, according to the Scriptures, establishes and entrenches righteousness while lying will bring the displeasures and judgment of God. The Proverbs also paint a beautiful picture and wonder of carefully chosen words that are devoid of deceit. When the truth is maintained, there will be joy and peace in our relationships and life will become less burdensome.
Our society use different methods and equipment to find out whether an alleged criminal is lying or not. But the most sophisticated technology cannot really detect lies or truth. Spouses lie to one another in the name of keeping the peace; parents lie to their children and vice versa; employers and employees do the same. Advertisers lie to sell products. Politicians lie to spin things their way.
The lying spiral is endless. Believers must believe, tell and live out the truth. Christ is Truth personified and truth is the character of God. No one can possess this nature of God without the new birth experience. So, making efforts to stop lying will be futile; all you need is a total surrender of your life to Christ today.
Thought for the day: Truthfulness pays both now and in eternity.
Bible Reading in one Year: Leviticus 25-27
DCLM Daily Manna was written by Pastor William Folorunso Kumuyi; is the founder and General Superintendent of the Deeper Life Bible Church situated at KM 42 on the busy Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Nigeria.
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