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ONE THING GOD CANNOT DO
( Article by ISAAC K. LIKUJI Wednesday August 12, 2009 )
I have intently searched the Scriptures. I have heard it said over and over again. I have lived short enough to believe it, and long enough to be sure it is true. Nathan proved it.... Thomas proved it.... Peter proved it.... David proved it.... And I believe and am sure of it: IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR GOD TO LIE.
Though it would have given me great pleasure to define a LIE to you, it is with all my sincere hope that you so too well know, or better still understand what it is. Simply put, a lie is a fabrication, misrepresentation or misinterpretation of TRUTH. In my saying this I imply that AGAINST EVERY LIE LIES ITS CORRESPONDING TRUTH. In other words, a lie puts up a wrong version of the truth. It does not matter how small or how great a lie may be; a lie is always a forgery of truth!
One of the very profound properties of a lie is that it is presented with absolute knowledge of the truth. One can only lie if they know what the true side of the story is. Because of this, you should realise that the liar is an enemy of truth, whether they are young or old, angelic or human. A liar is an assassin of truth. In the family of lies, the firstborn is selfishness and the born is hatred. Their closest cousin is death. A lie is made in selfishness in order to kill something in someone. And nothing else produces death any quicker than a lie. And nothing else brings death apart from sin, for the sting of sin is death. A lie is sin and death. The liar, young or old, angelic or human, black or white, male or female, is a thief, a killer and a destroyer.
Let me give you an example. Imagine that someone knew that you had cash money at hand. There are three possible ways they may use to access that money. They may ask and you will give it to them. They may steal it away from you without your knowledge. Or they may rob you, take it away from you while you look on helplessly. A lie is straightly involved in the last two situations without any argument in that one assumes possession or ownership of what is not truly theirs. However, in the first case, which is very common at an ordinary level of thought, that person may ask you for the money presenting their true intents; or they may forge their way into your pocket. I am only going to talk about this last scenario. In deciding to put up a lie in order to win your favour, they may have fallen prey to one or all of the following:
They hate you, and fear your life is a threat to them. For where there is love, multitudes of sins are covered, and love casts away fear, thus, there would be no basis on which to fail to approach you with confidence and truth.
They are greedy and selfish. They know you know they do not need what they claim to be lacking. And so out of selfishness, they will forge that truth and present themselves desperate and genuine.
They are not certain whether you will grant their request by chance or not. Where there is certainty, either they walk in truthfully, or stay away grudgingly, for then they will be sure of their efforts' end result.
From these observations we draw out some conclusions: A lie is a sign of weakness and failure. In that, a human being may have these attributes only in his fallen state. satan has all the above attributes and more, day and night. But GOD CANNOT BE ASSOCIATED WITH ANY OF THE THREE, NOR ANY OF SUCH KIND. Is HE afraid of anyone? Does HE lack anything? Does HE need anything from anyone? Is HE not certain about anyone or anything? NO!
Each time one tells a lie, small or great, they walk in the stadium wearing jersey number "devil's child". Each score they register is a murder of someone's confidence, someone's destiny, someone's hope and joy! The cheers they receive are the big-ups from the angels of death!
You see my friend, satan is a daddy of all lies, blue or green, yellow or violet. Each time he speaks, it is a forgery of the TRUTH, no matter how accurate it may appear. And each time someone lies, they manifest this guy, knowingly or not. But look at GOD: When HE speaks, it is not a part in HIM HE is uttering, HE speaks HIMself. And you know that no one can be false to themselves. In other words, when you hear the WORD of GOD, you hear GOD. There is no difference between the message of GOD and GOD HIMself. HE says: even if a mother should forsake her nursing baby, I will not forsake you, for I have engraved you in the palm of my hand.
I know nothing is impossible with GOD, except to lie. So, whose report will you believe, which version of your life will you accept: the one fabricated in the pit hell, or the immutable promises of the LORD about your life?
I know my answer to the question. Work out to find yours... daily!!
From me to you,
In CHRIST,
ISAAC K. LIKUJI
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Very good reminder to all of us of the power, and destruction, of lies.
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