Be a delight

Have you ever told a lie? I have told my share. I am not saying that boastfully, I am saying that ashamedly. I try not to lie but I have told several thousand. Sometimes, I tell the lie before I really think about it. As I have gotten older, more mature, though, I find that I am better at telling the truth, probably because I have grown stronger in my Christian walk.

There are others, though, that tell very calculated lies. Lies that are meant to destroy and deceive. Lies that will tear down reputations and cause great harm and pain. I have recently been informed of someone doing just that to me. I don't know why this person is so set on trying to tear me down but I do know that GOD doesn't approve of it.

Today's word is Proverbs 12:22, NIV, which reads, "The LORD detests lying lips, but He delights in people who are trustworthy."

GOD is not happy with people who lie, including me. Today's word tells us that He detests lying lips; He hates lying lips. The King James Version states says, "Lying lips are an abomination..." We know that GOD hates lying, so why do we do it? Why do I do it? Because we allow our fleshy nature, our humanity to want to be better than someone else. Or, we want to deceive and destroy, and GOD HATES it.

I want to be found delightful in GOD'S sight, don't you? The last part of today's verse tells us that GOD delights in people who are trustworthy. So, do I want to be an abomination, something GOD hates, or do I want to be a delight? I don't know about you, but, I want to be a delight.

Be Blessed,
Mickey T