After my post titled “A Good Name,” I was challenged by someone who said they didn’t ever lie. I was overwhelmed when I began to look for the passages that talked about deception and lying. There is no way I could cover it all in a few blogs.
To begin with my mind went to 1 John 1:8, “If we say that we have no sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.” We not only lie to others, but we lie to ourselves. Instead of calling it a “lie,” we explain ourselves, or we rationalize. 1 John 1:10 says, “If we say that we have not sinned, we make Him a liar and His word is not in us.” This was written to those who called themselves believers! All is not lost, 1 John 1:9 tells us, “If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness.”
You can lie by more than words:
· There is slander
· There is tale-bearing
· There is whispering
· There is insulation
· There is flattery
· You can lie by asking a question….
· You can lie by condoning
Basically, if you tell me you NEVER sin, I would say, You are lying. Because everybody has lied, does that make it right? No. Thankfully, Christ will enter with us and help us mature and become more as we should be. 1 John 2:1 says, “My little children, I am writing these things to you that you may not sin, BUT if anyone does sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous.”
He could kick you out. He could lower the standard. But He does neither. He enters into the situation with you and takes you by the hand helps you become all He wants you to be. As we walk with Him, we grow to hate sin more and more and when we see it in our lives, it troubles us so we do sin, less and less, but NO SIN…. Not until we get to heaven.
Father God,
Thank you for taking me by the hand and leading me through life to become all that you desire me to be.
In Jesus Name, AMEN.
