LYING IS DECEPTION
1 Samuel 31, 2 Samuel 1:1-16

Either you are a believer or not, when you begin to lie you have laid down your life for the father of all lies and he will take it over from you. In lying there is no minor or serious lying.  However, getting caught lying on a wrong ground could cause a liar’s life to expire without such liar’s expectation. One young Amalekite wasted his life in his attempt of lying to please David. During one of the Israelites war against the Philistine, Saul was injured to the point of death while his three sons including Jonathan were killed, “Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and abuse me. “But his armorbearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell on it. And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell likewise upon his sword, and died with him.” (1 Samuel 31:4-5) Apparently, Saul took his own life away after his armorbearer refused to help him out in taking his life.  After the death of Saul, the young Amalekite that does not have anything to do with the death of King Saul took it upon himself, lying as the one that killed Saul. When the young Amalekite came to David, he gave a wrong account of how Saul died, “…As I happened by chance to be on Mount Gilboa, there was Saul, leaning on his spear; and indeed the chariots and horsemen followed hard after him. Now when he looked behind him, he saw me and called to me. And I answered, ‘Here I am.’ And he said to me, ‘Who are you?’ So I answered him, ‘I am an Amalekite.’ He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’ So I stood over him and killed him, because I was sure that he could not live after he had fallen. And I took the crown that was on his head and the bracelet that was on his arm, and have brought them here to my lord.” (2 Samuel 1:6-10) When to impress or not to impress, Lying is bad and the consequence is shame and untimely death. The young Amalekite ordered to be killed because the news of him killing the anointed one of God did not settled well with David. Lying is deception and lying is bad. Are you a master liar? It will only take one day before it catches up with you on a wrong ground.

Prayer for today: O Lord my God, delver me from every lying spirit,let me not be a reproach of the foolish.