FAITH CAPSULE: Are you claiming to be a believer with the character of telling lies to deceive and manipulate in your world?

2 Kings 5

Telling lies and deceiving others is manipulating to cheat and get ahead of another.
Are you getting away with lying or perfected to deceive others? 
Lying and deceiving is the route of destruction for anyone that engages in telling lies.
Acts 5:1-2 records, “But a certain man named Ananias, with Sapphira his wife, sold a possession. And he kept back part of the proceeds, his wife also being aware of it, and brought a certain part and laid it at the apostles’ feet.” 
Ananias and Sapphira did sell their possessions under force.
Ananias and Sapphira voluntarily agreed to sell their possessions.
Why is it that Ananias and Sapphira lied?
Can it be that Ananias and Sapphira were with the character of deception?
In life, every conduct of man is not hidden from God but accountable before God. 
Peter knew that Ananias and Sapphira lied and deceived all around them in the presence of God. The Bible records, “But Peter said, ‘Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the price of the land for yourself?’” (Acts 5:4) 
In life, what is worth doing for the Lord is worth doing truthfully in truth. Ananias and his wife had a wrong intention to deceive in the gathering before God.
Peter identified Ananias and Sapphira for their lying and deception.
Acts 5:5 states, “Then Ananias hearing these words fell down and breathed his last. So great fear came upon all those who heard these things.” Lying and deception took the life of Ananias and Sapphira. 
Just like Ananias and Saphira, it was also lying and deception that terminated Gehazi from living life to answer the calling of his life.
After the healing of Naaman, Elisha refused to accept gifts from Naaman. Without any direction from Elisha, Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, went after Naaman and said, “My master sent me to say, ‘Two young men from the company of the prophets have just come to me from the hill country of Ephraim. Please give them a talent of silver and two sets of clothing.’” (2 Kings 5:22) 
Without knowing Elisha or without permission from Elisha, Gehazi deceitfully received the gift from Naaman. 
After Elisha knew about the lying and deception of Gehazizi, he responded to Gehazi, “…was not my spirit with you when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money or to accept clothes—or olive groves and vineyards, or flocks and herds, or male and female slaves? Naaman’s leprosy will cling to you and to your descendants forever.” Then Gehazi went from Elisha’s presence and his skin was leprous—it had become as white as snow.” (2 Kings 5:26-27) 
Whenever telling lies and deceiving go unnoticed for years, it will only take one day for the truth to expose telling lies.

Prayer for today: Ask that telling lies to deceive and manipulate others shall not have a place in your life.