TRUTH vs. LYING

“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior and my hope is in you all day long.” - Psalm 25:5 ^(NIV) 

     Why is it that some folks find it so hard to be truthful? The “truth” is that when you get caught, as most people do, it is a very uncomfortable place to be and it should be. Nothing positive and lasting has ever been gained by lying. It only brings pain, sorry and regret. Most importantly, the integrity that an individual may have had is gone; evaporated into the wind the moment they are found out. Integrity, credibility and trust are three characteristics that are vital in the life of any person, especially the Christian, who is supposed to be like Christ in all his thoughts, words and deeds. When these characteristics are lost, it is a very long hill they must climb to reestablish any semblance of trust back again. Many times it is lost forever and the guilty party has absolutely no one to blame but themselves.
     The lying we are speaking of is the type is done to cover up a misdeed as a means of deceiving another person. In spite of any lies we may tell in our lives, there is forgiveness freely given if it is sought.  If we come to our God with a truly contrite heart, he will restore us spiritually.

     God is the personification of truth.  Jesus Christ is the only one who will never, ever fail or deceive you. He is the standard against which all else is to be measured. If God says it you can rely on it to be completely factual and true. This is why the Psalmist asks his Heavenly Father to “guide (him) into truth” and not just any truth but the perfect and righteous truth of Almighty God. 

^(NIV) = The New International Version of the Bible.