Day 80 with David: Liars will be cut off.

“But the king shall rejoice in God; Everyone who swears by Him shall glory; But the mouth of those who speak lies shall be stopped.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭63:11‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

There’s a joke that goes: how do you know when a politician is lying? Answer: their lips are moving. Now, given, I feel certain that there are still some politicians who value the truth and who do not knowingly tell a lie. But I have seen that there are many numbered in that group who will say whatever it takes to get themselves in a position of power, to keep that position of power, as well as to stay out of jail. They conjure lies out of whole cloth with seeming impunity.

I hate lying. As my sons were growing up I used to remind them that they cannot be forced to say anything; but, when they open their mouth, make sure the truth comes out.

The fact is, we have all—in one way or another—been guilty of lying at some point. For that, we need to repent, staying humble before the Lord. And, we need to make sure that what comes out of our mouth is the truth as weighed in God’s balance.

Yes, lies have led to everything from false imprisonment, to murder, to the taking over of governments with “bloodless” coups, and beyond. You see, although lies are often used in defense of our wayward behavior, lies are also a weapon.

We see all through the Scriptures incidences where people hired liars to bear false witness against someone whom they wanted to see destroyed. One of the first examples that may come to mind is that of how Ahab and Jezebel dealt with Naboth (1 Kings 21). You see, King Ahab of Israel tried to convince Naboth the Jezreelite to sell the vineyard Naboth owned next to the king's palace. When he refused, Ahab complained to his wife, Jezebel, who—long story short—hired false witnesses against Naboth, leading to his execution.

I’ll admit, many times it seems as though liars are getting by; whereas those who are actually telling the truth, are being accused of committing falsehoods. Now, that’s definitely a recipe for frustration, if not worse.

I like how the proverbial writer puts the ultimate fate of liars:

“A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies will not escape. A false witness will not go unpunished, And he who speaks lies shall perish.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭19:5, 9‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

In our portion from Psalms today we see David speaking of enemies who had lied against him. Ultimately, he is encouraged in the Lord, knowing that the Lord will see to it that liars do not go unpunished.

People given to habitual lying would do well to consider the prophetic word regarding their ultimate fate:

“He who overcomes shall inherit all things, and I will be his God and he shall be My son. But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.””

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭21:7-8‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

“Blessed are those who do His commandments, that they may have the right to the tree of life, and may enter through the gates into the city. But outside are dogs and sorcerers and sexually immoral and murderers and idolaters, and whoever loves and practices a lie.”

‭‭Revelation‬ ‭22:14-15‬ ‭NKJV‬‬

Our part is to make sure that we do not participate in any kind of a lie. And when others do lie, and when their lying affects our lives, we must remember that ultimately, truth will prevail.

For today let us know and understand what David knew:

Liars will be cut off.

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