Devotional – Lying

Devotional

Big picture Tell the Truth

• Q: Does anyone know which one of the 10 Commandments was the teaching verse? (the 9th)
• Q: What’s another word to describe false testimony? (lying)
• Q: Can anyone tell us what this commandment means in your own words? (Tell the truth, don't lie)
• Q: Does this mean not lying to your neighbor across the street or not lying to everyone?
• Each one of the 10 Commandments is very important! God thinks they are so important He wrote them on a tablet made of stone to give to the Israelites and to us as we read the Old Testament.
• Our teaching verse is God’s 9th commandment and so it is very important!
• What it means is God commands us to always tell the truth, and not to lie. Always!
• Telling the truth is not just the right thing to do, God commands that we do tell the truth.
• Telling the truth is so important, our whole justice system is based on truth.
• Without truthful people our whole country and the world as we know it would fall apart.
• A truthful nation starts with you telling the truth. That is your part of being a good Godly citizen.
• Q: Can you lie to God? No, you can’t hide from God. He knows everything.
• If you lie, God knows. So, you are not getting away with anything. Eventually, all liars get punished.
• Lying is a sin. Liars who lie all the time are going to Hell. That’s not good.
• But we all lie sometimes. That doesn’t make it right. But you can stop lying if you want to.
• Praying for God to forgive you and repenting of lying will help you stop lying.
• Q: Do you know the best way to stop lying, though? Simply always tell the truth.
• The Bible is full of liars and full of truthful people. Which one do you want to be known as, a liar or someone who tells the truth? The choice is up to you! You think about that.