TELL THE TRUTH

“Therefore each of you must put off falsehood
and speak truthfully to your neighbor,
for we are all members of one body.”
Ephesians 4:25
When a young man was in college, he pastored a little church 130 miles away.
One night, as he was driving back home, he realized one of his headlights was out.
He was hoping he wouldn’t get stopped but a highway patrolman pulled him over.
He said,
“Son, did you know one of your headlights is out?”
He replied,
“One of my headlights is out?”
He said,
“Son, you’d better get that fixed.”
He replied,
“Yes, sir.”
When he got back in the car the Holy Spirit said,
“You lied to that highway patrolman.”
He replied,
“No, I didn’t lie. I told the truth.”
The Spirit said,
“You lied.”
If there is any area in your heart that is not based on truth,
you’ve made the devil a home.
When you are tempted to lie, or tell a half-truth,
catch yourself and tell the truth.
Lying can be habit forming.