Our Daily Bread                              November 26, 1994
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Read: John 8:42-47



                     "Who's Telling the Truth"

                        Let each one of you
                        speak truth with his
                             neighbor

                         - Ephesians 4:25

If television commercials are telling the truth, glamorous movie stars
and athletes use products that everyone ought to buy. But, as Time
magazine reports (and most viewers suspect), many celebrities don't use
the products they endorse.

And what about autobiographies? According to the same article, they are
not always written by the individuals whose names they bear but by
writers who aren't mentioned.

This dishonesty, Time suggests, is a symptom of the deception that is
creeping into our society. What will civilized life become as people
increasingly ignore God's commands against lying? (Exodus 20:16;
Leviticus 19:11; Ephesians 4:25)

Jesus had strong words for those who stood in the way of the truth. He
said they were children of their father the devil (John 8:44), and they 
were incapable of speaking the truth because they refused to hear it
(vv.43-47).

God's word urges us to tell the truth (Proverbs 12:17-22). Only as we
obey Him can we hope to prevent our society from being consumed by
suspicion and mistrust.

We are to be truth tellers like Jesus, of whom Scripture says, "Nor was
deceit found in His mouth" (1 Peter 2:22). Let's strive for that holy
standard today.

- Vernon C. Grounds

                 Take my voice and let me sing
                   Always, only, for my King;
                 Take my lips and let them be
                Filled with messages from Thee.

                        - Havergal

  The Bible in One Year:  Acts 19:11-20:1;
                          2 Corinthians 1-3

  Quote for the Day:  All the trouble in the world began
  with one lie.



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