Integrity

Psalm 120:2 (The Message) I'm in trouble. I cry to God, desperate for an answer: "Deliver me from the liars, God! They smile so sweetly but lie through their teeth."
Lying is, most of all, about stupidity. You will be found out. The people that you are lying to are probably smarter then you think. You may be getting away with it for now. But in the end, the truth comes out. It may not be until you die, but God has it on file everything you've ever said. You'd be wise to seek His forgiveness and start telling the truth. Always!

Integrity was an issue in David's time just as it is today. Though it may be counter-culture to be truthful, God desires us to be people of integrity. This includes both what we speak and what we think. Why does God feel so strongly about lying? He is the God of Truth. He knows the damage and destruction that even little lies can lead to. Once we start giving falsehood a foothold, the lies we say and think tend to grow. Another point is that every form of sin involves some kind of a lie. Like Eve, when we sin, we're buying into a lie of some sort that suggests the boundary God has established in that area is unreasonable or unjust, or that the consequences won't be as bad as God said they'd be. As a result, our decisions to sin damage our own lives and those of the people around us. You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? It is no longer good for anything, except to be thrown out and trampled by men.“
Matthew 5:13


May God Bless you EXCEEDINGLY, ABUNDANTLY, ABOVE ALL YOU CAN ASK OR THINK!