Proverbs 19:5
A false
witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.
Being
followers of Christ requires truthful lips.
Our words must represent the truth in the most accurate way
possible. Being a true witness means
stating things the best way we know to be true being careful not to slant the
information to misrepresent anything or anyone involved. When we speak a lie we will begin being
pursued by the truth. The pressure to
maintain our story or image will be the kind a fugitive feels as he runs from
the law. If the Spirit of Truth reveals
to us that we indeed have spoken a lie, we must turn ourselves in, confessing
to God and confessing to those affected by it, trusting to receive forgiveness
from God and an opportunity to get things right with man.
Another
angle on this is when we speak lies in our hearts. This could be telling ourselves something
about God, others, situations or ourselves that just doesn’t line up with what
God has revealed in His Word. We will
once again end up punished. We will take
on punishment we were never meant to have.
Do you feel like you are in trouble again with the Lord even though the
Holy Spirit has not revealed legitimate sin in your life? This may be due to speaking lies within your
heart. Do you feel trapped like you cannot
escape the situations in your life? You
may be telling yourself and believing lies that are contrary to what God says
is true. Take the time to confess these
lies and exchange them for truths from God’s Word. Ask a friend for a verse or two on your given
situation and then give yourself to these truths. When we speak the truth in our heart we have
liberty and we are at peace regardless of how things are going on around us.
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