(James 5:12)
"I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss
Lewinsky" will be one of President Clinton's lasting legacies. It was an
obvious lie no matter how he or his people tried to explain it. You see,
there is no such thing as gray when it comes to truth. It is either the
truth or it is a lie. There is no such thing as a white lie, or a little
lie, or a harmless lie. The Bible tells us that Satan is a liar, "the
father
of lies". The Bible also tells us that God is Truth. So when you lie, you
are acting like Satan, and when you tell the truth you are acting like God.
There is no room for argument on this issue, it is very cut and dried.
One of the things that we as Christians must continually guard against is
allowing our conversation to be filled with lies, no matter what we are
talking about. Most of the time, we are not trying to be mean or hurt
anyone,
but when we lie we are hurting God. Telling the truth is one of the best
ways that you can act like God. When you are truthful, you are acting like
God. Listen, I am not trying to lay a guilt trip on you, I am trying to
make you aware of something many take for granted. Many lie habitually and
don't even realize it. It is part of their makeup. My goal today is to
point out and make you aware of exactly what you are doing when you lie. It
is an area many must work on, much like an alcoholic or drug addict must work
daily to stay clean.
I love you deeply. I really do care about you. You know by now that I am
not one to beat an issue into the ground or try to bring pain to you.
However, sometimes the Word of God is painful and it does hurt. Pain has a
purpose though, because it tells us that something is wrong. It is a
mechanism that warns us when things aren't right. As always, you can count
on my prayers. You can count on me standing in the gap for you as you work
to clean up this area of your life. Telling the truth, being a person of
the
truth is critical to our relationship and walk with Christ each day. I pray
today that He will impress upon you the need and importance of being a
person of the truth in every aspect of your life. Often times the truth is
difficult, but there is no choice to be made. Lying is not an option. One
way that you can be like God is to be a person of the truth at all times,
and I will be praying with you to achieve that in your life.
May this be a most blessed day for you, as you focus today on being a man or
woman of the Truth.
