Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Did you know God hates liars? Solomon lists several things The Lord hates:
Proverbs 26:27-28 (ESV)
Whoever digs a pit will fall into it,
and a stone will come back on him who starts it rolling.
A lying tongue hates its victims,
and a flattering mouth works ruin.
One of those listed is the liar. Christ told the Pharisees they were just like their father the devil, who was a liar from the beginning :
John 8:44 (ESV)
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Since Christ stated in John 14:6 that he was the Way, the TRUTH, and the Life, we must hold to the truth. God is truth. That is why lying lips are an abomination to The Lord. God delights, however, in those who deal faithfully. Faith is a trusting act. Knowing that God delights in our faithfulness should bring joy to our hearts. We live to delight our God and right here, according to Solomon's pen, we have the formula. God delights in the fact that we faithfully follow Him. Those who lie cause His hatred to be demonstrated. But, those who walk in truth have fellowship with God and delight Him. Note the following:
1 John 1:6-7 (NASBStr)
If we say that we have fellowship with Him and yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth; but if we walk in the Light as He Himself is in the Light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.
God expects us to know the truth and walk in the truth. We can't expect God's blessing if we live on the edge of the truth, or in the full lake of lying. God is delighted by our walk in the light ... in truth ... and will fellowship with us. Are you a delight to God or an abomination?
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