"We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” How hard would it be to trust such a power if we thought he was a liar? How could we even think about turning our will and our life over to his care? Fortunately, one of our Heavenly Father’s basic characteristics is truth. In fact, it is impossible for God to lie. We can completely depend on every word God says and every promise He gives us.
It is impossible for God to lie. Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. God tells the truth, even if everyone else is a liar. (Hebrews 6:18, John 14:6 NLT, Romans 3:4 CEV)
God always speaks truth, even difficult truths, but does it with such kindness and love that it draws our heart closer to Him rather than driving us away from Him. There’s a story in the Bible in John 4 that tells about Jesus’ encounter with a woman who was hiding the truth. Jesus engaged her in conversation and revealed the complete truth about her life’s circumstances, which weren’t all that great. Amazingly, in just a few minutes that woman, who had lived in shame in her community for years because of her circumstances, ran back to town and invited everyone to come and hear Jesus because He had revealed everything that had happened to her: Come and see a man who told me everything I ever did! Could he possibly be the Messiah? (John 4:29 NLT)
When God, who loves us unconditionally, speaks truth to us, life and hope and a desire for healing fills our hearts. God’s wants to reveal the deception and lies we’ve been told by society and those we’ve lived under, because lies always harm and drag us down. God wants to set us free from the bondage of lying, lift us up, and draw us closer to Himself.
What sorrow for those who drag their sins behind them with ropes made of lies, who drag wickedness behind them like a cart! (Isaiah 5:18 NLT)
Prayer: Heavenly Father, thank you for always speaking the truth in love to me. Help me to live in the freedom of always speaking truth to you, to myself, and to others. AMEN
©2017 Partners in Hope
More information on this and other related topics @ http://www.partnersinhope.ca/life-with-god-in-recovery-resources/
Audio for Freedom Through Telling The Truth
Recent Meditations
Giving Hope
Partners in Hope is supported wholly by our friends and community. We are thankful to everyone who partners with us to help bring hope to the discouraged, hurting, and hopeless.