Which tire was it?

One sunny day, four high school boys couldn’t resist the temptation to skip classes. The next morning, they explained to their teacher that they had missed her class because their car had a flat tire. To their, she smiled and said, “Well, you missed a quiz yesterday.” But then she added, “Take your seats and get out a pencil and paper. The first question is: Which tire was flat?” You can imagine four different answers for white lies. xD

No one gets away with lying. In Acts 5, Ananias and Sapphira though they were lying only to Peter and the other believers. But the apostle said to them, “You have not lied to men but to God” [Acts 5:4]

Truth is one of the attributes of God. So when we tell a lie, we offend Him. And sooner or later He will uncover every falsehood — if not in this life, then at the final judgment, when we each give an account of ourselves to God [Roman 14:10-12] When I was a child, I thought this was just a statement from my grandmother for a child to be careful not to lie. But when I grow and learned the ways towards knowing the Bible, I believe this is a simple yet important lesson one has to master.

We live in a highly competitive world, and sometimes we may be strongly tempted to shade the truth to get ahead. But the short-term gains from lying are worth little compared with the long-term benefits of telling the truth.

If you have deceived someone, confess it to that person and to the Lord. It may be humbling, but it’s the first step to restoring integrity in your life.