“We came to believe that a power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.” If we knew there was even a possibility that God was a liar would we consider trusting Him and turning our will and our life over to His care? Fortunately, truth is one of our Heavenly Father’s characteristics. In fact, the Bible tells us it is impossible for God to lie. Every promise He has made, He will keep. Every word God speaks is a word of truth.
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 speaks truth, even difficult truths. Jesus spoke truth with kindness and love and rather than driving people away from Him it drew people to Him. There’s a story in the Bible in John 4 that tells about Jesus’ encounter with a woman who was trying to hide the truth about her life’s circumstances. Jesus engaged her in conversation and the complete truth, which wasn’t all that great, was revealed. Amazingly, after just a few minutes with Jesus, that woman who had lived in shame in her community for years ran back to town and invited everyone to come and hear Jesus because “He told me all things that I ever did”.
When God, who loves us unconditionally, speaks truth to us, life, hope, and a desire for healing fills our hearts. God wants to deliver us from the deception and lies we have lived under in the past, because lies harm us and keep us in bondage. When we choose to face the truth of everything we have ever done, we will be set free to face our past without fear. When we have freedom from the lies of the past, we can embrace our future with the Power greater than ourselves who keeps His promises and whose word is truth.
Prayer: Heavenly Father, Thank you for always speaking the truth in love to me. Help me to live in the freedom of always speaking the truth to You, to myself, and to others. Amen
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