Which Tyre Was It?
Volume 2, Day 126
One sunny day secondary school boys couldn’t resist the temptation to skip classes. The next morning they explained to their teacher that they had missed her class because their car had a flat tyre. To their relief she smiled and said, “Well, you missed a quiz yesterday.” But then she added, “Take your seats and get out a pen. The first question is: Which tyre was flat?”
No one gets away with lying. In Acts 5 Ananias and Sapphira thought they were lying only to Peter and the other believers. But the apostle said to them, “You have not lied to men but to God” (v.4).
Truth is one of the attributes of God. So when we tell a lie, we offend Him. And sooner or later He will uncover every falsehood—if not in this life, then at the final judgement, when we each give an account of ourselves to God (Rom. 14:10-12).
We live in a highly competitive world and sometimes we may be strongly tempted to hide the truth to get ahead. But the short term gains from lying are worth little compared with the long term benefits of telling the truth.
If you have deceived someone, confess it to that person and to the Lord. It may be humbling, but it’s the first step to restoring integrity in your life.
Author
Dennis J. DeHaan
