Day 8: Genesis 20:1-21:21
Deceiving someone into believing something is true, when in fact it isn't, that is called dishonesty and disrespectful and sinful. There is never any room for misleading anyone by concealing truth to save oneself from being caught in lies or other dishonesties.
Abraham, in Genesis 20 created a lot of problems for a lot of people because of his deception. Abraham told King Abimelech that his wife, Sarah was his sister in order to safe himself from being killed. Technically, Abraham was right since Sarah was his half-sister, but nevertheless, the truth was, Sarah was his wife.
No matter the justification, deception is still unacceptable. It doesn't matter how we want to make exceptions for the reasons or the circumstances behind the deceit, it is never right.
Truth is always the best policy. Truth may land us in jail or hurt someone we love or cost us friends, but in the end, it is God we are answerable to and he will demand a straight up reason for our deceitful behavior.
Christians today have a responsibility to live out God's Word publicly and privately. We cannot pretend to be God seeking, Bible believing, righteous touting, prayer warrior, Sunday worshipers and then live reckless lives by watching pornography in private, gossiping about our "friends," lusting over a man that's not your husband, lying in your resume, stealing from your boss by taking extra time for lunch or by verbally abusing your wife.
The world never needs to think Christians cannot be trusted. We must be the best we can be 24/7, 365 days a year for a lifetime. Life is challenging and sin is difficult to overcome, but saying we are a believer in Jesus and not practicing what we preach is outright deceptive.
Christians have an opportunity to showcase God positively. When we do what is right and lead with godly moral standards, it will change the world for the better!
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