The Spiritual Journey 2024 - Day 35: God doesn’t lie; people do.
- araratchurch
- Mar 8, 2024
- 3 min read
“I said in my haste, “All men are liars.””
Psalms 116:11 NKJV
We all have felt the sting of being lied to by someone we trusted. But, even beyond that is the crushing blow of being lied on by those who were once considered friends.
In my telling of the spiritual journey, you may remember that I shared that right before the end scene of the journey, I was in the process of gathering witnesses to confront someone who had lied about me. The reality is that the person in this dreaming vision, has spoken what they know to be false concerning me. Of course, I have committed all vengeance and vindication to the Lord. But, to say that this betrayal doesn’t hurt, would itself be a lie.
Paul, making the point that all have sinned, quotes from the Old Testament, saying this:
“”Their throat is an open tomb; With their tongues they have practiced deceit”; “The poison of asps is under their lips”;“
Romans 3:13 NKJV
Indeed, lying is a part of the fallen nature, and finds its source in the father of lies.
“Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love Me, for I proceeded forth and came from God; nor have I come of Myself, but He sent Me. Why do you not understand My speech? Because you are not able to listen to My word. You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.“
John 8:42-44 NKJV
Praise God that He does not lie. He is not like fallen man.
“”God is not a man, that He should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent. Has He said, and will He not do? Or has He spoken, and will He not make it good?“
Numbers 23:19 NKJV
Indeed, Paul pointed out that God cannot lie.
“Paul, a bondservant of God and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect and the acknowledgment of the truth which accords with godliness, in hope of eternal life which God, who cannot lie, promised before time began, but has in due time manifested His word through preaching, which was committed to me according to the commandment of God our Savior;“
Titus 1:1-3 NKJV
The writer of Hebrews, in stressing the immutability of God’s promises, asserts that God cannot lie.
“Thus God, determining to show more abundantly to the heirs of promise the immutability of His counsel, confirmed it by an oath, that by two immutable things, in which it is impossible for God to lie, we might have strong consolation, who have fled for refuge to lay hold of the hope set before us.“
Hebrews 6:17-18 NKJV
Now, being children of God through Jesus Christ, we must not lie.
“Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.“
Ephesians 4:25 NKJV
Sadly, many who claim to know Jesus continue lying. And, those who will not put aside lying will have their part of destruction with other impenitent sinners.
“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
In today’s portion of Psalm 116 we see the psalmist speaking of the way he felt in the midst of his trouble. Whether or not EVERYONE had lied to/on him, doesn’t matter. It’s the way he felt. And, as we have been discussing, people do often lie.
But, the psalmist was delivered because he turned for help to the One Who never lies.
Friend, don’t allow the fact that some “friends” have lied to you, and/or lied about you, cause you to despair. Turn to the One WHO will not lie, Who cannot lie. He will help you.
Peace to you.
Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!
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