"To Witness Change"

"Remove from me the way of lying: and grant me thy law graciously." (Psalms 119:29)

  If you have ever actually been involved with some sort of accident where two or more people are involved, then you will probably know how there will be two or more stories to the turn of events. I can recall a teacher lining our class in a line, having the first student whisper in the second students ear a certain illustrated event, and then one by one, each student would share what they were told to the next. By the time it reached the end of the line, it was hard to tell that it was the same event. Call it selective hearing, or the lack of attention to detail; whatever you want to call it, it is the result of a natural intention we have to lie. Maybe that might seem like a pretty harsh assumption, but if you stop and think about it, nobody needs to teach a small child to lie, they just naturally do it on their own. So, how does lying actually change the passing down of a story? That's easy: it's a little thing called 'embellishment.' It is to take something you have been told and add your own twist on it to make it more attractive or entertaining. This is something that can be quite costly within the church, because a simple mistake that is made by a brother or sister can quickly become something that it never really was; especially on a system commonly referred to as a prayer-chain. But I will not touch on that; it is a good thing to have handy, but it needs to be well monitored. It is no secret that David had an issue with lying, some people just like how it allows them to manipulate certain situations. But when it comes to making a change, lying is a lot like making ripples in water: they spread out in different directions, and they are bound to come back in your direction. Hence, the reason for this very important request: "And grant me they law graciously." Just in case you might have forgotten, we are witnessing "The Law of the Lord." Each and every portion of these 22 sections, based upon the Hebrew Alphabet, all 176 verses, are dealing with the Law of the Lord. We truly need pity when it comes to lying, because most of the time, lies when come back to bite us. The greatest part of this law regarding God's graciousness, is that He is our final judge. It is kind of like, let the chips fall where they may, because I will no longer lie to cover up another lie...

"Since you have heard about Jesus and have learned the truth that comes from him, throw off your old sinful nature and your former way of life, which is corrupted by lust and deception. Instead, let the Spirit renew your thoughts and attitudes. Put on your new nature, created to be like God -truly righteous and holy. So stop telling lies. Let us tell our neighbors the truth, for we are all parts of the same body." (Ephesians 4:21-25) NLT