Topic: The Tragedy Of
Lying
15 October 2019
Lying is tantamount to
dying; falsehood is the enemy of livelihood. To lie is to die.
SCRIPTURE: A false
witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Proverbs 19:9
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
Lying is tantamount to dying; falsehood is the enemy of livelihood. To lie is
to die.
Lying is the making of
false and untrue statement intentionally about someone or something. A liar is
a person who says what is not true.
One of the epidemics
unleashed on this generation is the epidemic of lying. In our society today,
you see people lying like water; a mature adult lying as if acting under a
spell.
Sometime ago, I was in
an airport trying to board a flight, and a man who was also at the airport for
the same purpose was answering a phone call, and the next thing I heard from
his mouth was, ‘I am in Lagos now’ whereas we were at the Abuja airport. What a
deceit! And I said, what if the air-plane he was about to board crashes and he
dies? That is, he lied shortly before he died. What an expressway to hellfire!
Ananias and Sapphira
died and went to hell in one day on the platform of lie and deceit. What killed
Ananias and Sapphira was not a witch or a stray bullet, but a ‘little’ lie.
Acts 5:1-10.
Beloved, lying is
tantamount to dying; falsehood is the enemy of livelihood. To lie is to die.
The truth is, in the
sight of God, there is no small or big lie; a lie is a lie either told on April
1st or any other time. Some people tend to even joke with a lie. When you ask
them why they lied, they would say, ‘I was just joking’. What a hellish joke!
Anything you say that has the capacity of taking you to hellfire, is it still a
joke?
Today, I take
authority over the spirit of falsehood, lying or deceit in the lives of
individuals, our society and among believers, in Jesus’ Name.
REMEMBER THIS: Lying
is tantamount to dying; falsehood is the enemy of livelihood. To lie is to die.
ASSIGNMENT(S)
Confess and repent now
of any area you have told a lie either as a ‘joke’, to gain a favour, save
yourself or to implicate someone and exonerate yourself.
Read the account of
Ananias and Sapphira again in Acts 5:1-11
Determine to tell the
truth and stand for the truth in all situations.
If you have the nature
of loquacity, consciously reduce the frequency at which you talk and ask for
the help of the spirit to be sober.
PRAYER: Lord, I
confess and repent of every lie I told in time past consciously or
unconsciously. I receive the grace to tell and stand for the truth at all times
Lord, in Jesus’ Name.
QUOTE: When your words
are not consistent your life won’t be consistent; truth is a fuel for growth in
life. Culled from 365 Wisdom Capsules by Dr Paul Enenche
AMAZING FACT: The
Australian Mallee fowl, a bird, builds a nest 5 metre (16.5 feet) high and 11
meters (36 feet) wide.
DAILY READING: Jer.
26: 1 to 27: 22, 2Thess 3:1 to 18, Ps. 85: 1 to 13, Prov. 25: 16
For Further
Understanding, Get this Message: Readiness for Eternity
DON’T FORGET TO
ATTEND: The Power Communion Service tomorrow with friends and loved ones for
the preservation of your lives and destinies by 5:30pm at the Glory Dome. God
bless you as you come.
PROPHETIC
DECLARATION/WORD: Grace to live in the realm of the truth is released upon you
now in Jesus’ Name.