Truth and Lies

Jesus said, “I will not leave you orphaned; I am coming to you. In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live, you also will live.”  John 14: 18-19
 

 

               
 

That’s a promise.  I am grateful that God's promises to us are true. When God promises that he will never leave us or forsake us, when Jesus promises us that he will not leave us orphaned, we know those things to be true.  That’s the rock on which we stand.  We know we can rely on God’s Word.

God gave Moses the 9th Commandment (“Thou shall not be a false witness’) for our protection. God loves us that much! God knows the damage and pain that can result from a lie; what a single lie can do to our sense of safety and to our relationships. God wants to shield us from the pain of estrangement and disconnection. 

Our task as Christians is to understand not only the truth of God’s words to us, but also to understand how easily we can slip away from God when the truth is not in us. Truth telling is important. Trusting each other is important.  Let your yes be yes and your no be no.

We are called to be Truth-tellers.