FAITH CAPSULE: In this wicked world, do not embrace lies; it is a way of termination.

1 Kings 22

Truth does not lie.
Truth is always a threat to deceivers and those who tell lies.
Jesus declared, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life…” (John 14:6)
To walk in truth in this life is the evidence of being led by the truth.
Bible buttressed the importance of being led by truth, “Lead me in Your truth and teach me, for You are the God of my salvation; on You I wait all the day.” (Psalm 25:5)
“Oh, send out Your light and Your truth! Let them lead me…” (Psalm 43:3)
In this wicked world, truth is very hated.
Among the fellowship of liars, deception and manipulation, truth is a threat.
In this wicked world, those who do not embrace truth engage in lies, which is rooted in devi.
Jesus referred to a liar, “You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.” (John 8:44)
Do you have hatred for God’s message in your direction?
Any acclaimed believer who hates never makes headway, and the longer they hold onto hatred, the closer they are to their self-destruction.
Just as a believer cannot get away with hatred, an unbeliever will also fall for hating.
Ahab, king of Israel, approached war with Syria to take over Ramoth Gilead.
Ahab requested that Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, go with him to fight at Ramoth Gilead. (1 Kings 22:4)
Jehoshaphat requested that Ahab inquire of the word of the Lord.
Ahab agreed and gathered four hundred prophets to inquire.
God inquired, and Ahab got the message that God would deliver Syria into his hands.
Unfortunately, the message of the prophets was not truthful. Jehoshaphat requested a clearer message from any available prophet in the land.
Ahab responded to the request of Jehoshaphat, “…There is still one man, Micaiah the son of Imlah, by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him, because he does not prophesy good concerning me, but evil.’ And Jehoshaphat said, ‘Let not the king say such things!’”(1Kings22:8) Ahab confessed his hatred for Micaiah, a prophet of God.
The reason for Ahab’s hatred was his dislike for truth.
Prophet Micaiah prophesied, “…I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. And the LORD said, ‘These have no master. Let each return to his house in peace.’” (1 Kings 22:17)
The Prophet of God gave a true message, but the four hundred prophets of Ahab delivered untruth.
Hate in King Ahab towards Micaiah denied him the right to respond to the truthful warning signs.
Ahab went to war and did not return.

Prayer for today: Ask God to deliver you from every representation of the agent of the liar.