Black or White; Hot or Cold; Right or Left; Liar or Lover. We normally don’t think of the last pair as opposites, yet they are considered such in the scriptures (1 John 2:4-5). Their opposite nature is not readily clear until you consider how much lying does to destroy those that are around you.
Another consideration is the Devil is given the name Father of Lies, while we are told God is love.
The loving person is always truthful. Some think it is better not to tell a person the bad news, but even though it hurts the most loving of actions is to tell someone the truth. God always deals with us in the truth. Some don’t like that God is this way. They would rather live in a world where they get to do what they want, than deal with a God who clearly shows them their faults and failings.
If honest I must admit I can be one of those people. I can avoid God because I don’t want to face my own failure. God loves me too much to allow me to hide. One of the great scenes of the Bible is God seeking out Adam in the Garden of Eden. Adam, hiding in the bushes, is covered up with a garment of leaves. God lovingly confronts, as Adam evades.
Before I can love you I need to tell the truth not just to you, but to myself. If by my actions, I lie to myself, my actions toward you, are not loving. Saying, “I can do whatever I want” is not only a lie to myself, it is not loving toward you.
