Proverbs 6:16-19 (NLT)
16 There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, 18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, 19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.
I read this passage again recently and I couldn’t help but think about how much God detest lies and deception. A lying tongue and a false witness are two of the things clearly stated as being something He hates. As I thought more about it and began to mentally walk through the list one by one, I began to see that every one of them had a lie at its roots. They go against The Word and Truth and therefore are a false-truth, a.k.a. a lie. As I continued to work thorough this, I began to think about how He hates them so much that He threw Satan, who is the "father of lies", out of Heaven along with every former angel, and turned demon that joined him and supported or bought into Satan's lies and deception. “Bought” seemed like such a fitting word because there was most definitely a cost associated with it. A lie always has a cost associated with it!
Satan is the author of the lie and CEO of Hell. When thinking about this in depth I wasn’t sure if CEO would be correct, since God is above everything. But Hell is the absence of God and all things good. The devil isn’t the CEO through authority, he is the CEO by default. Lies are the building materials that pave the wide road leading to death and destruction (Matthew 7:13). Truth is the substance of everything good and comes from the Cornerstone of Christ. It is the building material used to pave the narrow lane leading to Life (Matthew 7:14). The Truth will set you free! It was the Cornerstone of Truth that the builders rejected (Psalm 118:22). Truth is the foundation! There is only One Truth! One Foundation! Everything else is sinking sand.
1 Corinthians 3:11 (NIV)
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Lies lead to death, destruction and bondage! The enemy came to kill, still, and destroy! If it sounds familiar, it is because a lie is satan's child! He fathered it! Satan's child whose name is “lie” will lead you to anywhere on Earth but far away from Heaven. God's only Son Jesus provides the entrance into Heaven. Is it a coincidence that when satan tempted Jesus in the desert, one of his deceitful proposals was to offer Jesus authority over everything that Jesus came to overcome?
Luke 4:5-6 (NLT)
5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please.”
The devil offered everything of the “world” that Jesus came to overcome!
John 16:33 (NLT)
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.
A lie is the cancer of Truth! We ought to hate lies as much as we do cancer! A lie can't exist without Truth, just as cancer can’t exist without a living body. And when the “life” of a body and the “death” of cancer meet, sooner or later one always prevails! A cancer free body is one that is ridded completely of cancer. My father has overcome two types of cancer, and he would be the first to tell you that it is not an easy or fun process. It's invasive, it's painful, it's deep rooted, it's extensive, and it doesn't easily or willingly go away.
Lies spoken or lived are the same in our lives! The longer we tell them and live them, the more time the effects have had to spread into the other areas of our life. The light of the Truth will “radiate” a lie and render it no more! Like cancer, once lies are spoken or exist, pretending they aren't there or doing nothing doesn't solve anything. The destruction and devastating effects can still continue to grow within, even though we can’t always see them externally. If we are not actively exposing it to the Word and treating it with the Truth, we might as well be feeding it.
Jesus,
Thank you for being the Truth! Thank You for Your desire to shine light in all of our dark places. Lord, inspect our hearts, guide our thoughts, and bring to light any and all areas or previously spoken words that we need to expose and submit to the Light of Your Truth. We love You Lord! Amen
16 There are six things the Lord hates— no, seven things he detests: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that kill the innocent, 18 a heart that plots evil, feet that race to do wrong, 19 a false witness who pours out lies, a person who sows discord in a family.
I read this passage again recently and I couldn’t help but think about how much God detest lies and deception. A lying tongue and a false witness are two of the things clearly stated as being something He hates. As I thought more about it and began to mentally walk through the list one by one, I began to see that every one of them had a lie at its roots. They go against The Word and Truth and therefore are a false-truth, a.k.a. a lie. As I continued to work thorough this, I began to think about how He hates them so much that He threw Satan, who is the "father of lies", out of Heaven along with every former angel, and turned demon that joined him and supported or bought into Satan's lies and deception. “Bought” seemed like such a fitting word because there was most definitely a cost associated with it. A lie always has a cost associated with it!
Satan is the author of the lie and CEO of Hell. When thinking about this in depth I wasn’t sure if CEO would be correct, since God is above everything. But Hell is the absence of God and all things good. The devil isn’t the CEO through authority, he is the CEO by default. Lies are the building materials that pave the wide road leading to death and destruction (Matthew 7:13). Truth is the substance of everything good and comes from the Cornerstone of Christ. It is the building material used to pave the narrow lane leading to Life (Matthew 7:14). The Truth will set you free! It was the Cornerstone of Truth that the builders rejected (Psalm 118:22). Truth is the foundation! There is only One Truth! One Foundation! Everything else is sinking sand.
1 Corinthians 3:11 (NIV)
For no one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.
Lies lead to death, destruction and bondage! The enemy came to kill, still, and destroy! If it sounds familiar, it is because a lie is satan's child! He fathered it! Satan's child whose name is “lie” will lead you to anywhere on Earth but far away from Heaven. God's only Son Jesus provides the entrance into Heaven. Is it a coincidence that when satan tempted Jesus in the desert, one of his deceitful proposals was to offer Jesus authority over everything that Jesus came to overcome?
Luke 4:5-6 (NLT)
5 Then the devil took him up and revealed to him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time. 6 “I will give you the glory of these kingdoms and authority over them,” the devil said, “because they are mine to give to anyone I please.”
The devil offered everything of the “world” that Jesus came to overcome!
John 16:33 (NLT)
I have told you all this so that you may have peace in me. Here on earth you will have many trials and sorrows. But take heart, because I have overcome the world.
A lie is the cancer of Truth! We ought to hate lies as much as we do cancer! A lie can't exist without Truth, just as cancer can’t exist without a living body. And when the “life” of a body and the “death” of cancer meet, sooner or later one always prevails! A cancer free body is one that is ridded completely of cancer. My father has overcome two types of cancer, and he would be the first to tell you that it is not an easy or fun process. It's invasive, it's painful, it's deep rooted, it's extensive, and it doesn't easily or willingly go away.
Lies spoken or lived are the same in our lives! The longer we tell them and live them, the more time the effects have had to spread into the other areas of our life. The light of the Truth will “radiate” a lie and render it no more! Like cancer, once lies are spoken or exist, pretending they aren't there or doing nothing doesn't solve anything. The destruction and devastating effects can still continue to grow within, even though we can’t always see them externally. If we are not actively exposing it to the Word and treating it with the Truth, we might as well be feeding it.
Jesus,
Thank you for being the Truth! Thank You for Your desire to shine light in all of our dark places. Lord, inspect our hearts, guide our thoughts, and bring to light any and all areas or previously spoken words that we need to expose and submit to the Light of Your Truth. We love You Lord! Amen