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LYING TO GOD
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26
Acts 5:3-4

Exodus 20:16

 

“Thou shalt not bear false witness

against thy neighbour.”

 

LYING TO GOD
 
Is it possible to lie to God? Well, a man may deceive himself into thinking that he can. But for a truly born-again person, he should not think so. No one can lie and hide himself from God. All things are before His eyes and none can escape Him.
 
Satan filled their hearts: Satan is the archenemy of the God of the Bible. He does all his trickery and deception so that man may be deceived. He did it successfully to Adam and Eve, mankind’s first parents. Satan continues his desperate moves knowing his final defeat and condemnation is near. The Apostle Peter warned, “Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour” (1 Pet 5:8). Peter rebuked the sin. It was not described how the Apostle Peter got the information regarding the sin. It must have been the Holy Spirit who revealed it to him. The Apostle did not treat them harshly, but told them that they had sinned against God. They could have told the truth for God did not demand that all of the sale proceeds were to be given. The lie was not only to Peter and the assembly, it was also against the Holy Spirit, the third person of the Holy Trinity.
 
Conceived in their hearts: Peter told Ananias that it was not sin for them to keep what was theirs as long as they were honest about it. They had the power to give the tithe and a portion for an offering. What was evil was their covetous longing to be seen that they gave like Barnabas. In fact, they were only pretending to give like Barnabas. This they conceived in their hearts. They did not pray about it nor seek the illumination from the Spirit. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?” (Jer 17:9). Jesus also said, “For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness” (Mark 7:21-22).
 
Is your heart desiring to live honestly for God? Are you aware of God’s omniscience and omnipresence?
 
THOUGHT: Am I a liar?

PRAYER: Father, convict me of my secret sins and to repent of them.

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