Daily Devotional

-April 30, 2021-

Good morning, happy Friday,

-Speaking The Truth In Love-

“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head — Christ” (Ephesians 4:15).

“Therefore, putting away lying, ‘Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,’ for we are members of one another” (Ephesians 4:25).

In the early days of Christianity, the new converts were adults saved directly from the world. All they knew was what they learned in this world and they lived very worldly, sinful lives. Then they got saved and began to learn the ways of the Lord and the Word of God. They had a lot to learn. They did not have the Bible as we have it today.

Paul won many to Christ and taught them how to live for Christ in the world. We have such wonderful teaching in all the NT. Today’s verses teach us the principle of speaking the truth in love. Christ, who is the head of the church, is Himself the truth. Jesus said in John 14:6, “…I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.” We as believers in Christ must be men and women of truth. Our word is our bond, and our standards are His standards.

When Jesus stood before Pilate, he asked Him, ‘Are you a king then?’ Jesus answered, ‘You say rightly that I am a king. For this cause I have come into the world, that I should bear witness to the truth. Everyone who is of the truth hears My voice.’ Pilate said to Him, ‘What is truth?’ And when he had said this, he went out again to the Jews, and said, ‘I find no fault in Him at all’” (John 18:37-38).

We must follow Christ our head, He is our example to speak the truth in love. When someone is about to testify in court, he must swear “to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth, so help me God.” Every word we speak must be the truth. We live in lying world, a dishonest world. We must not only speak the truth, but we must speak it in love. This refers to speaking to other believers, who are members of the body of Christ, and also to all people saved and unsaved.

We teach our kids from their youngest days to tell the truth. If they do, their punishment should always be less. The best way to teach them to tell the truth always is for us to always tell the truth. The problem today is that families as well as society as a whole have drifted away from the Lord and the Bible.

Let us remember, the truth is always the truth, and never changes; lies are always lies and always change. May we always speak the truth in love, and leave the consequences to the Lord.

Have a blessed day telling the truth and living the truth. Honesty is the best policy and always glorifies Christ. Stay safe and healthy.

Dean