Deceit and lies
I'm going through my reading for the day, Proverbs 14, and these two verses reach out and hit me on the head:
Proverbs 14:2 - He whose walk is upright fears the LORD, but he whose ways are devious despises him.
Proverbs 14:5 - A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
Why should these catch my notice? Because I am a deceiver. I am a liar. It cost me a marriage. Well, that is the end. I will attempt to achieve transparency. When someone looks at me I want them to see what is really going on inside. When I talk I want people to be assured that they can put faith in what I say.
Now, how to achieve this? I'm going to start by trying to relate every conversation I have to Scripture. If I am quoting Scripture, I cannot be lying. Second, I am going to pray about it daily. God Himself will be my guide. It is obvious that deceit can have no place amongst believers.
"Father, I have been deceitful with those around me and with myself. I know that I have your forgiveness. Now, I ask for your help. My lies usually came out of cowardice. Now I ask that you give me the courage to say and do what is right. I want to be a good example of Christianity. I want people to look at me and see you. In the name of Jesus, amen."
Proverbs 14:2 - He whose walk is upright fears the LORD, but he whose ways are devious despises him.
Proverbs 14:5 - A truthful witness does not deceive, but a false witness pours out lies.
Why should these catch my notice? Because I am a deceiver. I am a liar. It cost me a marriage. Well, that is the end. I will attempt to achieve transparency. When someone looks at me I want them to see what is really going on inside. When I talk I want people to be assured that they can put faith in what I say.
Now, how to achieve this? I'm going to start by trying to relate every conversation I have to Scripture. If I am quoting Scripture, I cannot be lying. Second, I am going to pray about it daily. God Himself will be my guide. It is obvious that deceit can have no place amongst believers.
"Father, I have been deceitful with those around me and with myself. I know that I have your forgiveness. Now, I ask for your help. My lies usually came out of cowardice. Now I ask that you give me the courage to say and do what is right. I want to be a good example of Christianity. I want people to look at me and see you. In the name of Jesus, amen."
posted by Douglas at 5:02 PM
1 Comments:
You're right, again. Fear causes deceit, because fear wants nothing more than to get by. The Lord knows how often I've suppressed truth to allow the continuance of a lie. An old legal phrase: "Silence is consent." Let us drop off all guile, allowing the Spirit to move and the Scriptures to purely flow. For, though Satan used the Bible as a snare, let us follow Christ in the conversive administration of hope through the Gospel. A hard, but infinitely rewarding, occupation and purpose only given to His saints. Praise be to God for such a calling! God bless, Uncle.
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