Why do people find it difficult to provide for honest things, both before God and men?

Why do people tell lies?

People tell lies to hide the real situation about whatever matter of concern. They lie to defend themselves, so they claim.
Hmm…
But what about transparency, I mean being absolutely sincere? For sure, transparency is the true and complete defence. Outwardly, transparency may look unbearable and peace-sabotaging at the beginning, but it’s certainly peaceful in the end, and a freedom-giver from every manipulation and oppression of the devil it is.
In a nutshell, I will say, God is a defence and lies are also a defence (according to liars’ belief). But in reality, lies don’t defend in the end.
So, I ask you, Who is your defence, God (transparency) or the lying spirit (a demon)?

Psalm 94:22
“But the Lord is my defence; and my God is the rock of my refuge.”
Psalm 89:18
“For the Lord is our defence; and the Holy One of Israel is our King.”

Let this be the sincere declaration of your heart and mouth henceforth, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

CONSEQUENCES OF LIES

1. It complicates issues. Abraham’s, Isaac’s and David’s cases. Gen. 12:10-20, 20:1-18, (emphasis on 11-12), 26:6-11, 1 Sam. 21:1-2, 22:6-23.
David told a lie that cost the lives of a whole city of priests, both men and women, children and sucklings, and animals alike.

2. It does not actually defend in the end. It rather exposes and brings shame. It makes people lose their trust in us. So, lies doesn’t help, contrary to our belief. Proverbs 12:19.

3. It cuts life short. Rachel’s story. Gen. 31:25-35, 35:16-20. Ananias and Sapphira’s story. Acts 5:1-10.

Let me also tell you that, Lying spirit (demon) is one of the seducing spirits of the latter times, in which we are. 1 Tim. 4:1-2. And God passionately hates lie. His warning against this demonic habit, like a scroll, runs through the pages of the Bible, from the Old to the New Testament. Zechariah 8:12-17, Psalm 12:1-3, Ephesians 4:25.

Let me say further,
As followers of Jesus Christ, when we tell a lie and claim is for a defence, it only suggests to me that we have not yet fully come to the end of ourselves. We have not died the worthy death expected of us in Christ Jesus. Because if we have truly given our life to Jesus, what life are we then trying to defend? It is either we have not given our life to Jesus, or we don’t know who we are in Christ Jesus, or yet we gave Him our life and we are now quickly borrowing it from Him.

I tell you, the last case is actually the situation with many of us. We just love borrowing our life from Jesus for a while, to satisfy our fleshy desires with it. And some are more frequent in this act than the others.
And though God is merciful and forgiving in nature, yet surely the Bible says all liars (that is, all categories of liars) shall have their part in the everlasting fire. Revelation 21:8. So, irrespective of how you look at it, a lie is a lie and attracts the same judgment as other sins. If you love making lies and you don’t stop it now and choose to passionately hate telling lies in your heart and mind, without may be your place in the end, where there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth. You can’t ever come into the city of God. Revelation 21:23-27, 22:14-15. But the Blood of Jesus is available today for cleansing.

In close, let’s read Romans 6:14, Galatians 2:20 and Colossians 3:3-4, even as we pray.

PRAYER: Thank You Father for Your Word of life. We receive Your Word by faith and as the only truth for us. Therefore, we say, our sins of telling lies and the rest are forgiven us in Christ Jesus. His Blood cleanses us from all sins and unrighteousness.
We say with God’s faith in our heart that,
-Sin, lying spirit shall not have dominion over us: for we are not under the law, but under grace.
-We have been crucified with the Lord Jesus: Nevertheless we live, yet not we, but Christ lives in us: and the life which we now live in the flesh, we live by the faith of the Son of God; Who loved and still loves us and gave Himself for us.
-We are dead, and our life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then shall we also appear with Him in glory. Amen.

So, we stand to defend Christ always. While our Lord Jesus defends us always in all things. We are not trying to defend ourselves by telling a lie anymore. The Owner of our life, our Lord Jesus Christ, defends it. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.

Grace!
Adebayo Funmi
08060172855(+234)

Understand this: Your finishing strong in every aspect of life, and ultimately in the heavenly journey, is dependent on how positively thoughtful you are. Some people are only negatively thoughtful.

Generally in life, you can’t rise above your thinking-capacity development.
Proverbs 23:7, 28:19, 4:23, 2:10-17 (emphasis on verses 16&17)

Remember, thorough thinking in line with the Word of God brings you into a deep understanding, and thereby produces you with wisdom to guide you through life’s adventures.
-Even in the academic world, a student that is not deeply thoughtful academically can’t be excellent, nor ultimately finish strong academically.
Read Deuteronomy 32:29 again.

Other things thoughtfulness does:
-It brings one into moderacy and humility.
-It helps one cut off extremes of all kinds. 2 Peter 3:8-14
-It helps one retain God’s fear always. Proverbs 2:16. (The woman being referred to here forgets her covenant -fear- of her God, because she is not thoughtful.)
Joseph was a very thoughtful man, the reason why he was able to escape lying with Portiphar’s wife. Joseph said, ‘… how then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God? Genesis 39:9. That’s a thoughtful fellow indeed!

Brethren, let’s learn to be deeply thoughtful in the Lord. That we may constantly retain God’s fear all the days of our life, both in our hearts and minds, and before our faces, as to make our finishing strong in every aspect of life a reality. The Psalmist says, “Thy word have hid in my heart, that I might not sin against Thee.” Psalm 119:11.

And remember, when we walk in sync with the Holy Spirit, He helps us to be thoughtful in line with God’s Word and brings into our remembrance every word we need to help us constantly enjoy the best of God in our heavenly race. John 14:26.
So, basically, to be thoroughly thoughtful we only need to recognize the Person of the Holy Spirit, and keep a deep fellowship with Him always.

Now unto Him that is able to keep us from falling, and to present us faultless before the presence of His glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.

Grace!
Adebayo Funmi
08060172855