Deceit & Dishonor

I’ve seen deceit up close and first hand. I will confess that I’ve deceitful in my past. I have long since realized what a dead end road that is. Honesty is always best even though it can be painful. The closer to the Lord I become, the more I realize how much He hates deceit. He is a Champion of Truth. Deceit brings dishonor to all who practice it. The truth finds it’s way through the web of deceit.

Ezekiel was asked by the Lord to speak against people who were deceivers among his people. They were speaking as if the Lord was speaking to them and through them. It was really just a scam. Check this out…

17 ‘Now, son of man, set your face against the daughters of your people who prophesy out of their own imagination. Prophesy against them 18 and say, “This is what the Sovereign Lord says: woe to the women who sew magic charms on all their wrists and make veils of various lengths for their heads in order to ensnare people. Will you ensnare the lives of my people but preserve your own? 19 You have profaned me among my people for a few handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to my people, who listen to lies, you have killed those who should not have died and have spared those who should not live.

20 ‘“Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: I am against your magic charms with which you ensnare people like birds and I will tear them from your arms; I will set free the people that you ensnare like birds. 21 I will tear off your veils and save my people from your hands, and they will no longer fall prey to your power. Then you will know that I am the Lord. (Ezekiel 13:17-21 NIV)

I believe that the Lord finds dishonesty detestable. I also believe that it is dangerous to quote the Lord as having “said something to you” that He didn’t really say at all. I believe that His Word speaks clearly for Him. I also believe that if anyone says “this is what the Lord says” and it contradicts His Word, then it is false.

I do feel led by the Lord to do certain things and say certain things because of His Presence in me. I can’t always explain why I felt led to do what I did. I’m learning to listen as He directs. I try to never get my own way and call it His Way. I believe that to be dishonest and deceitful. I don’t want to be afraid to speak when He prompts me, but I want to be sure it’s His Spirit doing the prompting and not my own agenda or the enemy trying to do something through me. I must keep in close fellowship with The Spirit of God or order to only speak when He speaks.

Pressing On!

Dwayne