LYING NOT A CHRISTIAN VIRTUE – Tuesday December 20th 2016
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.
Bible in one year: Leviticus 14, Psalms 125-126
MESSAGE
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. Open Heavens
Tuesday 20 December 2016:- lying not a Christian virtue. If you are a
lying leader, you are simply on
your way to hell. Open heavens. 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.
Open Heavens Daily Devotional, written by Pastor E.A Adeboye
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