THE WEB OF DECEPTION
II Kings 5:25
"Now [Gehazi] went and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, 'Where did you go, Gehazi?' And he said, 'Your servant did not go anywhere.' "
Gehazi is a reminder of what happens when a person violates his own conscience. He knew it was wrong to get the "stuff" from Naaman, so he had to lie to get it (vs. 22). Then he hid his sin (vs. 24). Then he lied to the prophet of God (vs. 25). Once a person starts to weave a web of deception, he has to keep weaving with a lie here, a cover-up there, and another lie to cover the other deceptions. One deception leads to another until the sin is exposed. It is always better to live in honesty, even if it costs me something.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: It is better to live in truth and integrity than to have to keep covering my tracks.
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Have a truthful day. Love you.
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II Kings 5:25
"Now [Gehazi] went and stood before his master. Elisha said to him, 'Where did you go, Gehazi?' And he said, 'Your servant did not go anywhere.' "
Gehazi is a reminder of what happens when a person violates his own conscience. He knew it was wrong to get the "stuff" from Naaman, so he had to lie to get it (vs. 22). Then he hid his sin (vs. 24). Then he lied to the prophet of God (vs. 25). Once a person starts to weave a web of deception, he has to keep weaving with a lie here, a cover-up there, and another lie to cover the other deceptions. One deception leads to another until the sin is exposed. It is always better to live in honesty, even if it costs me something.
TODAY'S PRINCIPLE: It is better to live in truth and integrity than to have to keep covering my tracks.
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Have a truthful day. Love you.
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