Psalm 120

A song of ascents.
1 I call on the LORD in my distress,
   and he answers me.
2 Save me, LORD,
   from lying lips
   and from or deceitful tongues.


Have you seen the movie Liar,Liar? In this 1997 movie Jim Careys son wishes his Dad would not be able to lie for one day. His wish comes true. What makes it more difficult is that Careys character is a lawyer. It's pretty tough for a lawyer to be openly, blatantly honest. It makes for some pretty funny scenes. But, in our society, honesty, is not nearly as popular as it once was. At school our attendance secretary gets every excuse in the book about student absences. Many times it is the students parents that lie for them. We wonder why kids act the way they do.

God wants us as Christians, on public display, to have integrity. We need to let our yes be yes and our no be no. Our credibility will determine our witness. If we re known a a liar, who will believe what we claim God has done in our lives. Before we can build meaningful relationships with non-Christians we need to be honest, always. Honest leads to the truth of Jesus. The way, the TRUTH, and the life.