I’m Calling You Out!
Luke 12:2-3 (King James Version)
For there is nothing covered, that shall not be revealed; neither hid, that shall not be known. Therefore whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness shall be heard in the light; and that which ye have spoken in the ear in closets shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.
Definition of a lie: a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive; an intentional untruth; a falsehood [www.dictionary.com].
During the annual Women’s Retreat, we indulged in an activity called “Two Truths and a Lie.” Each participant had to write down two true facts and one false statement about themselves. When the statements were read aloud, the other women were to guess who the facts actually described. Although the activity was a lot of fun, it was a big challenge. The toughest part of the activity was creating the statement that was a lie. To come up with a lie meant I had to take on a mind of deception and create something possibly believable. It was also difficult depicting the lies of the others.
How hard is it for you to lie? For some it may not be too hard because your daily goal is to deceive others. You don’t want people to know the real you or the real situations you are going through. So often times it is easier to just live or be a lie.
Throughout the bible many people lied to deceive others:
- Satan (Genesis 3:4)
- Abraham, in stating that Sarah was his sister (Genesis 12:13;20:2)
- Isaac, in stating that his wife was his sister (Genesis 26:7)
- Jacob and Rebekah, in imposing Jacob on his father, and Jacob impersonating Esau (Genesis 27:6-23)
- Jacob’s sons, in entrapping the Shechemites (Genesis 34:13-31)
- In representing to their father that Joseph had been destroyed by wild beasts (Genesis 37:29-35)
- Joseph, in his ruse with his brothers (Genesis 42;)
- The Gibeonites, in misrepresenting their habitat (Joshua 9:3-15)
- Ehud deceives Eglon, and kills him (Judges 3:15-30)
- Delilah deceives Samson (Judges 16:4-20)
- David feigns madness (1 Samuel 21:10-15)
- Amnon deceives Tamar by feigning sickness (2 Samuel 13:6-14)
- Hushai deceives Absalom (2 Samuel 16:15-19)
- Sanballat tries to deceive Nehemiah (Nehemiah 6)
- When Absalom avenged his sister (2 Samuel 13:24-28)
- When Absalom began his conspiracy (2 Samuel 15:7)
- The old prophet (1 Kings 13:18)
- Gehazi (2 Kings 5:20)
- Job’s friends (Job 6:15)
- Doeg (Psalms 52:2)
- Herod (Matthew 2:8)
- Pharisees (Matthew 22:16)
- Chief priests (Mark 14:1)
- Lawyer (Luke 10:25)
- Ananias and Sapphira (Acts 5:1)
I’m calling you out. Take a look at the lies you have created for yourself. Are you reading your bible as say you are reading? Are you praying? Who are you when no one is looking? What secrets are you holding in that nobody will ever know? What’s the stuff you’ve tried to stuff way down deep that still seems to linger somewhere right under your skin? It’s time for no more lies, no more secrets, no more deception, no more hiding. It’s time to confess and it’s time for healing.
Respectfully submitted by
Yolinda McCown