John 8:32, “And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
“Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know.Thomas saith unto him, Lord, we know not whither thou goest; and how can we know the way?Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:1-6
Jesus promises us that the truth will set us free. It happens. Freedom comes to those who walk in truth. You cannot serve two masters. Follow the Lord in the land of the living. Serve Him with gladness. Tell the truth & walk with the truth for your very life everlasting depends upon this.
The enemy of God has lied to you making you think it’s okay to tell lies. It is not okay to tell lies. If you follow God wholeheartedly then you will tell the truth and keep telling the truth. The truth is what will set you free from the lies of the enemy.
I sang a little song last night that I clung to months ago. I sang, “O Lord, please set us free from the tricks on the enemy.” One of the major schemes the enemy uses is the spirit of lies. satan lied to Eve in the garden. That lie is what started the fall of man.
The spirit of lies has also moved through prophets of old. In the book of Jeremiah you can read about the false prophets and the true prophets of God. The true prophets were the ones that told the truth even if it didn’t please people when they heard the truth. The false prophets just said things they knew people wanted to hear.
There is a warning against the false prophets in the book of Ezekiel. God does not want people to speak forth wrong things. God wants His people to declare words of truth. Deception does not come from God.
Healing and deliverance will come to those who walk on the straight and narrow path that leads to life. Those who walk on the good path will turn away from evil. When you turn away from evil you will quit lying. I believe there are some people crying out to God for deliverance from evil. I believe there are some that may have to totally be free of the spirit of lies in order to be set free. It may be the only way they will ever know peace. It may be the only way they receive total healing from God.
Liars will not be in the Holy City. Revelation 21:8, “But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
The only hope for these sinners is if they grab hold of the truth turning from evil ways so they can live.
If you were engaged to a wonderful person and you know that person would be faithful and true to you you wouldn’t want to do anything to ruin that relationship. You would love them and tell them you loved them. You would do everything possible to keep them. If you then married them and the relationship was destroyed because you stopped showing them love and because you started lying to them all the time you would have no one to blame but yourself for losing them. That is the way it will be for those that don’t turn away from evil before they meet their maker.
The truth will set you free. Jesus is the way, the truth, and the life; no man comes to the Father but by Him. If you want to sincerely walk with God you may follow Jesus. Being a follower of Jesus means you will be a doer of the Word not a hearer only. You will be saved by grace because salvation cannot be earned. You will also walk in truth because you love the truth.
Those who love the Lord hate evil. Those who love God hate injustice. Those who love the Lord hate evil deeds. Those who love the Lord hate lies.
Take the truth and bind it around your neck so it will protect you. Take words of truth and let them flow from your mouth. Determine in your heart that you will abide in God’s Word. Determine in your heart that nothing will separate you from telling the truth thereby abiding in God’s love.
If you want peace that passes understanding to be yours at all times walk in the truth. Speak the truth in love. Speak the truth at all times. Do not turn to the right or to the left. Walk on the straight and narrow path that leads to life.