Be Truthful Always
Ananias and Sapphira
1Now a man named Ananias, together with his wife Sapphira, also sold a piece of property. 2With his wife's full knowledge he kept back part of the money for himself, but brought the rest and put it at the apostles' feet.
3Then Peter said, "Ananias, how is it that Satan has so filled your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit and have kept for yourself some of the money you received for the land? 4Didn't it belong to you before it was sold? And after it was sold, wasn't the money at your disposal? What made you think of doing such a thing? You have not lied to men but to God."
5When Ananias heard this, he fell down and died. And great fear seized all who heard what had happened. 6Then the young men came forward, wrapped up his body, and carried him out and buried him.
7About three hours later his wife came in, not knowing what had happened. 8Peter asked her, "Tell me, is this the price you and Ananias got for the land?"
"Yes," she said, "that is the price."
9Peter said to her, "How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord? Look! The feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also."
10At that moment she fell down at his feet and died. Then the young men came in and, finding her dead, carried her out and buried her beside her husband. 11Great fear seized the whole church and all who heard about these events.
Tommy's Thoughts:
There are people who lie to get themselves out of blame, by pushing things to others. There are those who lie for greedy gain or to seek approval from others. There are even those who lie for the smallest and simplest things, the chronic habitual liar. And, there are also those who lie to avoid hurting or disappointing others.
But, a lie is a lie.
Whether it is for a selfish gain or as a ‘noble’ act, lying is bad, damaging and destroys our testimony about Christ as a Christian. Since it is never an attribute of God (Titus 1:2), it’s wrong to lie, period.
Dear Heavenly Father, You are the absolute definition of Truth and when You speaks, it is the truth. Lord, thank You for the great lesson I’ve learnt on being truthful and clear to others all the time.
Lord, I would like to pray for my best friend who is going through a rough time at the moment with the loss of a close one. May Your loving peace and comfort be with her during this trying and stressful time. Thank You Lord, I pray all these in Jesus’ name, Amen.
Bee's Thoughts:
Sometimes people may speak the truth without love, or love without speaking the truth. But the bible says otherwise.
"speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, Christ." (Ephesians 4:15)An article based on the above verse, explained why and how we should speak the truth in love. Truth and love have to go hand in hand.
Dear Lord,
Teach me how to speak the truth in love. Grant me wisdom in my speech and in my actions, that whatever I do is out of love for another instead of for my own gain.
In Jesus' name I pray. Amen.
