1 Samuel 21 Truth Always Wins…Lies Always Loses
Why is it so easy to lie and hard to tell the truth? It is because we are all sinners and we listen to the father of lies, the devil himself, more than we listen to God. Jesus pointed that out in the NT. In reading the OT, we come to a passage in 1 Samuel where King David blatantly lied to the Priest Ahimelech about why he was alone and needed food and a sword. It seems that Ahimelech knew little about King David and King Saul’s circumstances, so he lied about why he was there. At first, it looks innocent on the surface because David is running away from Saul and is truly hungry. This is also true when we lie instead of telling the truth. How often have we found ourselves in a predicament where a lie would protect us now. However, the fruit of that lie will cause us many problems, as David found out.
What should King David have done? He knew he was lying and should have told the priest the truth. An old saying says: “Some go about to excuse David’s lying here: but that cannot be. The consequences were unfortunate…and afterward, he was extremely sad.” David has relied upon the Lord to help him, but he failed “big time this time.” David would soon regret this decision because an enemy of King Saul killed the priest Ahimelech and 85 other priests! (see 1 Samuel 22:22) And we regret our lies later. We try to ignore our lies, but a lie is a lie, and God hates lies and liars.
Today, remember truth always wins and liars always lose. Be a truth-teller today and every day.
sonshine
Coordinator of the Heartprints Blog Page: Gaye-Ellen Austin or SonShine has a passion to train people to be successful Bible students, following the words of Paul to his protégé Timothy: “ entrust to faithful people who will be competent to teach others as well.” (2 Tim 2:2). She taught 15 years in public schools and 12 years in a Christian school where she was coordinator of the NILD program for learning disabled students. She has taught Precept upon Precept classes and was a discussion group leader for 10+ yrs. in BSF in Daytona Beach. Fl. and Atlanta, GA. Also, Gaye-Ellen is the writer for the https://www.facebook.com/bible.org/ She also has her own personal blog page: https://sonshinesjournal.com/ David is a full time director for Bible.org as well as his secular job. He and Gaye-Ellen along with their son, Dr. Mark Austin, daughter-in-law, Dr. Blanca Austin and granddaughter Christina (https://christinaaustinlopez.com.) live in the Dallas area. Gaye-Ellen's goal is to present Christ and live Christ glorifying God. One of her favorite verses about the role as parents, teachers, and adults for the next generation comes from Psalm 78:4, "but tell to the generation to come the praises of the Lord."
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