Truth Established

Truth Established, February 26
Author: Charles H. Spurgeon From the book: Faith's Checkbook

"The lip of Truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue is but for a moment" - Proverbs 12:19

TRUTH wears well. Time tests it, but it right well endures the trial. If then, I have spoken the truth and have for the present to suffer for it, I must be content to wait. If also I believe the truth of God and endeavor to declare it, I may meet with much opposition, but I need not fear, for ultimately the truth must prevail.

What a poor thing is the temporary triumph of falsehood! "A lying lip is but for a moment!" It is a mere gourd which comes up in a night and perishes in a night; and the greater its development the more manifest its decay. On the other hand, how worthy of an immortal being is the avowal and defense of that truth which can never change; the everlasting gospel, which is established in the immutable truth of an unchanging God! An old proverb saith, "He that speaks truth shames the devil." Assuredly he that speaks the truth of God will put to shame all the devils in hell and confound all the seed of the serpent which now hiss out their falsehoods.

O my heart, take care that thou be in all things on the side of truth, both in small things and great; but specially, on the side of Him by whom grace and truth have come among men!

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It is a fact that God hates liars. He hates lies. The verse and article above show that. Lies may last for a moment but they will be found out. Let us be reminded to keep our tongues free of lies, that we can be truthful in all that we say and do. Grace&Peace.

"62. Resolved, never to do anything but duty, and then according to Ephesians 6:6-8, to do it willingly and cheerfully as unto the Lord, and not to man: knowing that whatever good thing any man doth, the same shall he receive of the Lord. June 25 and July 13, 1723." - Jonathan Edwards, 70 Resolutions.