Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy. Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight. (Proverbs 12: 20,22).

A store manager heard his clerk tell a customer, ”No, ma’am, we haven't had any for a while, and it doesn't look as if we'll be getting any  soon.” Horrified, the manager came running over to the customer and said, ”Of course, we’ll have some soon." Then he drew the clerk  aside. ”Never”, he snarled, "never, never, never say we're out of anything - say ‘we've got it on order and it’s coming’. Now, what was it she wanted anyway?” The clerk said, ”Rain!”.

Truth, according to the Scriptures, establishes and entrenches righteousness while lying will bring the displeasures and judgment of God. The Proverbs also paint a beautiful picture and wonder of carefully chosen words that are devoid of deceit. When the truth is maintained, there will be joy and peace in our relationships and life will become less burdensome.

Our society use different methods and equipment to find out whether an alleged criminal is lying or not. But the most sophisticated  technology can not really detect lies or truth. Spouses lie to one another in the name of keeping the peace; parents lie to their children and vice versa; employers and employees do the same. Advertisers lie to sell products. Politicians lie to spin things their way. The lying spiral is endless.

Believers must believe, tell and live out the truth. Christ is Truth personified and truth is the character in of God. No one can possess this nature of God without the new birth experience. So, making efforts to stop lying will be futile; all you need is a total surrender of your life to Christ today.

Truthfulness pays both now and in eternity

by: Pastor W.F. Kumuyi

LIVING ABOVE NATURAL LIMITS

 

Jesus saith unto her, saith I not unto Thee, that, if thou wouldest believe, thou shouldest See the glory of God. John 11:40

 

The presence of God in a life makes the difference. When you carry the presence of God, you will see the invisible and hear the inaudible. Prior to my becoming a member of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, I realized that with all my degrees and certificates, I was still going through a lot of hardship, but the moment I surrendered my whole life to the Lord, I began to experience the supernatural. God saw my hunger for Him and He responded to my needs. God is always ready to do great things through the lives of those who seek Him. The moment you yield totally to Him, you will begin to operate above natural limits. Without this supernatural ability, you will remain a common man and you will always have common results.

 

In Acts 2:1-4, after the disciples had encounter with the Holy Spirit on the day of Pentecost, they began to speak with new tongues which turned them into a class of different people. They began to do exploit. The things they could not do before became very easy for them. They were casting put devils and speaking with new tongues. The Lord was confirming their ministry daily with signs and wonders. The moment you believe God and you allow Him to do His will in your life, you will become a visible evidence for the world to see. Your prayers become easily answered and every fear of the impossible will begin to give way to boldness. You will begin to do what you wouldn’t have thought you were capable of doing. This is why I am always conscious of His presence in my life, because if His presence is removed, I no longer exist. God does not want you to remain and operate in the valley. If your eyes are set on the Lord, you will discover that the closer you get to Him, the higher and farther away He is.

 

When we see the miracles of God around us, it means we are beholding the glory of God. As we study the immeasurable miracles of God as recorded in the scriptures and as seen in our everyday life, it bears record of what God is capable of doing. One of my daughters got a report from the doctor saying that she will never be able to bear a child. This report was premised on the fact that her womb was too small to nurture a child to the point of delivery, so she had been having miscarriages whenever the pregnancies got to a certain month. But a medical report is not always God’s report, besides, it is whatever report you believe that will manifest in your life, so my daughter believed the report of the Lord and she was getting ready to see the glory of God. At this particular time, she was pregnant and the Lord kept her till the point of delivery. By the time she was about to deliver, this same daughter whose medical report indicated she will never be able to keep a baby delivered four babies at the same time. There is a user of this devotional, I prophesy into your life; every negative report you are carrying that is making you weep shall be rendered useless in Jesus’ name. if only you can believe in the Word of God, you will experience the glory of God. God dwells in the realms of the supernatural, and as a child of God, you are expected to experience the miraculous at all times.

 

 

When you follow God nothing will be able to limit you

by: Pastor E.A. Adeboye