There is no more room for withholding the truth and covering up the truth
To get out of a sticky situation
For In Christ, I am now a brand new person
One who is continually being renewed in knowledge to be like myCreator
Satan is a liar and the father of all lies, but the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of truth
If I lie, I am cooperating with the devil, and I am not on the Lord’s side
So I must not lie to my mother and my father or lie to my brothers and my sisters
I must not lie to my husband/wife or lie to my sons and my daughters
I must not lie to my aunts and my uncles or lie to my cousins and my grandparents
I must not lie to my friends and acquaintances or lie to my neighbors and co-workers
I must not lie to the police or lie in the court of law
I must not lie on my taxes or lie to the IRS
Lies ultimately poison important very relationships in my life
Among people and especially with God
So I must speak the truth at all times
Despite how hard it may seem to be or what it may cost me, even if my voice shakes
I must not lie about my past to make me look good
Or lie about my present to make me look better
The truth eventually comes out, and people will finally see my insincerity
And I will ultimately lose my credibility with them
Honesty is always the best policy
So I must not make any lying excuses to get off the hook anymore
I must put off the old, unregenerate self and put on the new, regenerate self
For lying puts a roadblock for a deeper relationship with people and with God
Now I am living a new kind of life that is built on truth and integrity
One that is continually learning more and more of what is right and wholesome
That is constantly aiming to be more and more like Jesus Christ
The One who has created this new life within me that is so full of truth
I must not lie since I have had a profound, radical, life-changing experience in Christ
Lies keep me in bondage and captivity, but truth brings me freedom and liberty
Amen
©F. Faye Doman –2016
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Faye