He Never Told A Lie

Even though we are specifically commanded in Ex 20:16 not to bear false witness, people do it all the time. I was told this past week a churchman was caught in a lie right in front of the congregation. It is not the first time I have heard of that same person fabricating the truth multiple times. Lie enough and sooner or later you forget the lies you told. You get the facts mixed up. It's easier to tell the truth.  People lie about little things as well as big things. The truth is bent, stretched and even fabricated if it justifies a person's agenda.

Politicians lie. I don't believe any of them. Preachers lie when they alter the facts to make their church or ministry look more impressive. Lawyers lie to get the desired verdict. Children lie to hide the facts. Employers lie to employees. Sometimes spouses lie to cover their tracks.

I know one who has never told a single lie in his lifetime. Well advanced in years he has maintained a commitment to tell the truth and never to speak a lie. Think about it. Not to tell a lie one single time in a lifetime is impressive. I would even go so far as to say it is rare.  It is possible.

Titus 1:2 (ESV)
2  in hope of eternal life, which God, who never lies, promised before the ages began

God is the one who has never lied. He's made many promises to His children through the ages. Not once, did He ever lie. He does what He says He will do. He doesn't forget. He does not change the conditions midstream. He says what He means and means what He says. Never has God lied. Not to your far removed ancestors. Not to you and yours. And not to those who will come along after you. He has never, still does not, and will not ever tell a lie.

That is reassuring when it comes to salvation. It is reassuring when it comes to His promises to forgive, to hear, to restore, to forget, to save, to provide and so much more. Trust in that. You can depend on God to honor what He promises. It is secure. For God has never lied to anyone in any generation. I don't figure you and I will be the first ones.