Proverbs 12:22 - God can't stomach liars; he loves the company of those who keep their word. (The Message)
Proverbs 10-14 show themes of contrasts of the righteous and the wicked - honest, dishonest - disciplined, not disciplined - good direction, losing your way - fools, wise men etc. And life is full of contrasts. Lying is an example of the honest/dishonest contrast-an are we or aren't we honest? It should be simple as God doesn't mince his words.
What happens when you lie to people? When do they stop believing the things you say and then you wonder why?
My children were brought up the story of The Boy Who Cried Wolf. This was a little shepherd boy who got bored watching his sheep. So for attention, he yelled 'wolf' and every time the villagers came to drive the wolf away, he laughed at them as there was no wolf. Throughout the day, this continued to happen and the people were getting very angry. When the wolf actually did appear and was chasing his sheep, the boy again cried 'wolf' and this time no one came. Finally in the evening, everyone wondered where the boy was and went to find him. He was in the field crying, wondering why no one came when he cried 'wolf'. And an old man told him, 'no one believes a liar..even when he is telling the truth'.
That little shepherd boy learned the hard way about telling the truth and some of us have learned the hard way as well. Any lies (white included) can stop right now. We know God can't stomach a liar period. End of story. But God is forgiving and when the lying stops, God will be pleased and he will delight in us again.
Nancy
