Memorise: A lying tongue hateth those that are affiliated by it; And a flattering mouth worketh ruin. Proverbs 26:28
22 That ye put off concerning the
former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful
lusts; 23 And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; 24 And
that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and
true holiness. 25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man
truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
Today, we are revisiting a previous discussion on a deadly sin that has
been trivialized in modern times. Indeed, lying is not a Christian virtue; on
the contrary, one of the fruits of righteousness is the hatred of lies. Today,
the world has classified lies. Some are called heavy lies, some feather weight
lies, some are white lies, some are green lies, some are business lies, some
are ministerial lies; some are lies that cannot hurt a fly, while some are
dangerous and implicating lies. No matter how men, by their own opinions,
choose to classify lies, deciding what a lie is, is not in the purview of men
but of God; hence such classifications hold no water. If you are a lover of
lies, you are far from being righteous. If you tell lies at all, you are miles
from being righteous. Do you know that if you keep away from sin and the only
crime found in you after death is a lie, it will keep you from entering through
the pearly gates? Revelations 21:8 says that all categories of liars will be
found in the lake of fire, not in Heaven:
“And there shall in no wise enter into it anything that defileth, neither
whatsoever worketh abomination, or maketh a lie: but they which are written in
the lamb’s book of life.”Nothing can ever take anyone in the above categories into Heaven. If you are a lying leader, you are simply on your way to hell. A righteous fellow cannot stand lies because he or she is a chip off the old block; a child of truth whose father is the Truth (Revelation 19:11-16), in John 8:44, Jesus says that the devil is a liar and the father of all liars. If you are a General Overseer or superintendent, a senior pastor or believer and you tell lies, your father is the devil. A day is coming when everybody will go back to their father. After death, the devil will stand in the way to claim his own. He will ask some popular leaders and believers; “Where are you going?” they will reply: “I am going to Heaven of course”. The devil will laugh them to scorn. “Did you not read that all liars will go to hell in Revelations 21:8? You are my child, come with me to the lake of fire, our eternal abode”. Make restitution on the lies you have told. Have you offered some people some benefits in a business transaction and you received the payment, but for one reason or the other, you did not give them what you promised? Go and return their money or else that lie and deceit will not allow you into Heaven.
Prayer Point: Father, please deliver me from any sin that can prevent me
from entering into Heaven.
Bible in one year: Leviticus 14, Psalms 125-126
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