Lying; how to overcome lying

Six month Night Vigil: Month 2 Week 5, Day 3

Section 9: Dealing with the spirit of lying

Read the announcement

Section A: Praise and worship (12 midnight – 12 20am)

Sing songs of praise to God

Hymn of the day

What a Friend We Have In Jesus

Stanza 1:

What a friend we have in Jesus,

All our sins and griefs to bear!

What a privilege to carry

Ev’rything to God in prayer!

O what peace we often forfeit,

O what needless pain we bear,

All because we do not carry

Ev’rything to God in prayer.

Stanza 2:

Have we trials and temptations?

Is there trouble anywhere?

We should never be discouraged;

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Can we find a friend so faithful

Who will all our sorrows share?

Jesus knows our ev’ry weakness;

Take it to the Lord in prayer.

Section B: Bible study (1am -2am)

Psalm 48

Genesis 27:1-40

This is one of the epic stories in the Bible, where Rebekah sided Jacob (her younger son whom she loved) against Esau to deceitfully take the blessings of the latter. Isaac the husband of Rebekah had purposed in his heart to bless Esau.

But Rebekah and Jacob conspired to thwart this, using lies as a most effective weapon and tool.If you carefully read the chapter above, you will discover that Rebekah and her loved son-Jacob lied up to ten times to execute their deception.

But is it possible to do without telling lies. Is it possible to hold on to the truth at all times even when it seems detrimental to our interest? Can human beings do without lying, when even Peter a close disciple of Jesus Christ, lied?

The first thing we need to realize is that lying is a deliberate act as see in the passage above. Moreover, once you start lying, you need to tell another and in fact several lies to cover up your previous lies.

Lastly, there are always adverse repercussions of every lie you tell, as Jacob eventually have to flee from his older brother who had planned to murder him in anger. Jacob could not come back to his father’s house until twenty years later, and by then his mother had died. So, Rebekah also did not live to benefit from the reward of her deception.

I believe it is possible to say the truth. I have come across a few individuals who to my amazement always say the truth at all times. It is only the Holy Spirit that can give us power to overcome the spirit of lying. The Bible says that all liars shall not enter the kingdom of God.

Section C: (12.40am -1:00am)

Prayers

• Father, in the name of Jesus Christ. I acknowledge that I am a liar and have not held on to the truth. I repent of all my lies and plead for forgiveness in Jesus name

• God through your spirit give me the power to overcome the lying spirit and say the truth at al times in Jesus name.

• Holy Spirit dwell in me from today to live in Holiness and in truth… in Jesus name

Send your donation at http://www.christonline.info/donate.html