07 - Jul

When we meditate, the Spirit of the Lord quickens our own spirits and brings us into alignment with the agenda of God for the season.
-Simeon Afolabi, B&W, UPDATES -2, JUL 2, 2022

Whereas a lie is capable of travelling wide and fast, it does not last forever. Sooner or later a lie will fall apart. The truth will ultimately level up with the lie and surpass it. Our text says a lying tongue is for a moment; therefore, no matter how long it may seem, those who hold on to the truth will triumph.

At that moment, he was not only lying, he was living a lie. He loved the admiration of people and wanted to be revered. That was why he tipped the apostles with money in exchange for the power of the Holy Spirit.

Those who lie seek to illegally control others. They give wrong information upon which others form opinion and make decisions. That is one of the reasons why God frowns at lying and liars. Lying is one of the works of the flesh; and those who walk in the flesh cannot fulfill the laws of the Spirit.

Cain lied in this instance in order to cover his track and avoid responsibility. Lying is a medicine many people apply to treat a wrongdoing; but it is a very poor medicine indeed. It is the kind of medicine that is worse than the disease they hope to cure. One problem with this is that once you tell a lie, you may have to keep telling other lies to keep you from being discovered.

Generally, people are looking for how to make a living. Unfortunately, most people are actually making a lie. When people lie in the course of their transactions, they inappropriately call it business. A lie and a business are not synonymous. Making a living by making a lie, makes you a cheat.

People are faced with the same daily struggle for survival; the same struggle to keep their home together; fighting to keep a good health and have a decent living. Above all, the plague of sin is ravaging every corner of the globe. If the problems of humanity are the same, the solution too must be the same. This solution is found in Jesus Christ, the Son of God.

When you turn to difficult passages in the Bible like the book of Numbers, Revelations, or portions with genealogy, you are building up your endurance level. Other exercises like fasting and delaying gratifications will eventually toughen you and make you a good soldier of Christ.

Believers have a much stronger reason to be happy. Learn happiness from the daily chores of life like the ability to feed yourself and use the bathroom; the ability to see the sun shining bright and the privilege of smelling the roses. Even when life makes a tough call on you, be assured that joy is laid up in store for you.