DAY TO DAY LIVING - COMMANDMENT NO. 9

Welcome to the ninth and final commandment of Day to Day Living. Researching this topic has been an eye-opener as I realized that I took the simplest things for granted, and have conveniently forgotten about the basics of how to live in God's way. I hope this sharing has been enlightening to everyone as well. I hope also that as I try hard to walk in these ways, you will also be fighting this battle alongside myself and run this race with me.

See you tomorrow.

COMMANDMENT 9 - TO BE HONEST WITH YOU

Have you ever had someone assure you with these words, "I'm telling you the truth" or, "I wouldn't lie to you"? What do you think when you hear those words? It means that they think you are thinking that they might be lying. To me it also means that they must lie a lot. Any time you have to reassure people that you are telling the truth there is a problem with your honesty.

Matthew 5:37: "Simply let your “Yes” be “Yes” and your “No” be “No”. Anything beyond this comes from the evil one."

If you tell the truth all the time then there is no need to say anything other than what needs to be said. People that have known you for a while will believe you because they will have never heard you lie. People who don't know you may choose not to trust you, but that is their problem. All you have to do is tell the truth.

Verse 16 says, "in the same way let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." Honesty is a light shining in a dark world. It is part of walking in holiness.

Verse 15 says, "Neither do people light a lamp, and put it under a bowl, Instead they put it on its stand; and it gives light unto all that are in the house." If you lie only a little now and then you are putting a basket over the light each time. Lies poison your mind and poison other people's minds when they find out.

There is never any good excuse for lying. It is imperative that we, as Christians, NEVER lie nor should we even hint that we would lie. We must let our lights shine. Notice, we must let our light shine, not just glimmer. We are setting an example to the rest of the world of how everyone should be behaving. We are being watched and evaluated by the unsaved. What do they see?