Moving Lips

The word "hate" is a powerful word and [I suggest] used far too often and casually. God uses the word "hate" to describe His enemies: "These six things the LORD hates ...," one of which is a lying tongue (Proverbs 6:16, 17). I'm sure each of us have come face-to-face with the choice to be altogether truthful (or not), but how terrible to be known by others as a liar - one who lacks honesty and integrity! As someone was talking recently on television, Mister Bill said "he's lying." When I asked how he knew this, he said, "he's moving his lips." What a sad commentary on anyone's character that he or she makes a habit of lying - God says lying is His enemy and He hates it. In contrast, God says He "desires truth in the innermost being, and in the hidden part" (Psalm 51:6). Lying is something we do with our lips but deception originates in the heart. Believers are wise to regularly examine the seat of their integrity and ask God to re-establish His Truth within us. That's really the only way to guide our ... moving lips.