Say it as it is

Text: Psa.107:1-8
More Lessons: Psa. 15:1-2
Bible Reading in one Year: Ezekiel 37-39

Apostle Paul in his letter to the Ephesians admonished believers on how to use our tongue and what he said, Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. Eph.4:29. Useless and fruitless words are forbidden for the believers; but words mixed with grace that can produce strength and edification are encouraged. Lie is a lie, and truth is truth, truth mixed with lie is a lie and not truth. A man cannot be separated from his word, we are what we say, so if you tell lies, you are a liar.

In Gen. 12:12-13 when Abraham told Sarah to lie about who she was, he was not acting out of faith but in fear, and he reaped the harvest of it immediately. His wife was taken from him and the lie was detected and Abraham a righteous man was accused of lying, Gen 12:18.

It is high time we embraced truth and uprightness by saying things exactly as they are. When Adam and Eve sinned, the book reported it as it is. God's word tells how Peter denied the Lord and how Judas betrayed Him without covering the act and the actors. It reports adultery and murder, gossips and misbehaviour of every kind even of God's people. Believers must not colour things even if others do. We must tell it as it is. Every time the Bible tells it as it is. It shows that all sinners have no hope of eternal life; but did not stop there. It gives sinners a way out of sin, as recorded in, For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God: Rom. 3:23. Then you also must tell it as it is by sharing what Jesus has done for you.

Our text today says, let the redeemed of the Lord say so. Believers must not keep quiet about the goodness and the mercies of God enjoyed on daily basis. Tell others the promise of the Lord concerning them, encourage others by your word, and don't allow the devil use your word to carry out his own agenda. Run away from exaggerations, falsehoods, hurtful jests, and words that cast other people down. Be a lifter of people by your words today.

Prayer/Action
* Reject falsehood and every lying spirit seeking to strip you of truth and integrity of heart.
* Receive divine enablement to speak the Words of God ministering Grace, in Jesus’ name.

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