WHY do we tell a Person what he or she wanted to hear? Why not the truth? Ephesians 4:25 - Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Colossians 3:9 Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; But why do we tell a Person what he or she wanted to hear instead the truth especially in our modern Churches? Anything built on lies will eventually crumble and fall. ------Matthew 7:26-27; But everyone who hears these words of mine and does not put them into practice is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. 27 The rain came down, the streams rose, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell with a great crash.” And so the winds will come and blow away the platform built on a lies. For a person who wanted to be seen as a perfect person, who doesn’t admit guilt, who manipulates things to favour him or her and has the list of self believe and achievements in his or her pocket to tell and show to the world that he or she has arrived. By this, his or her egotism will allow him or her to believe someone when they tell him or her exactly what he or she wanted to hear. They heap praises on him or her to his or her face with their sugar coated tongues but say something else behind him or her. This kind of Person is an ignorant of this deceitfulness but continue to see him or herself as super human. Do they have to lie to this Person to get something out of him or her? Or tell him or her truth without getting anything from him or her and put everything in hands of GOD? Are they friends or enemies to this person when they lie to him or her? Do they always lie to cause his or her downfall or they just don’t care by saying; “is his or her problem. After-all he or she knows everything and can fix it.” Many Leaders, Pastors of our modern Churches had fallen because of their egos and words that came from their mouths. They accepted what they were told because that was what they wanted to hear. They said many things that were against the essential doctrines of Christianity. But unfortunately those who did not tell them what they wanted to hear became their enemies, enemies to the progress of their Churches and to the congregations. ------- Luke 6:45; A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. ------- Ephesians 4:29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers. My brothers and sisters in Christ, for how long shall we continue to deceive ourselves? When things are not right but pretend everything is perfect. Do we actually worshiping GOD or worshiping ourselves? Are we doing the right things GOD wanted us to do? When discord is in our Churches across the world, many unpleasant things arise. But when we believe in unity, then we believe that the Church is the body of Christ and do what GOD expected of us. ------Ephesians 4:2–5 Be completely humble and gentle; be patient, bearing with one another in love. 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope when you were called; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is over all and through all and in all. There must be reasons behind their lying eyes and minds. 1. When a Person does not like to be advice or take correction, a Pleaser will tell him or her what-ever he or she wanted to hear to avoid any potential conflict. ------ 2 Thessalonians 3:15; Do not regard him as an enemy, but warn him as a brother. Some people might ask; “when you warn him or her and he or she doesnt listen?” SOMETHING happened in the first quarter of this year. I will not use the real names and name the place where this incident took place. I was sitting across the table with Mr. B and having a chat when Mr. A walked in and spoke about where he was coming from and his accomplishment. Looking from behind the top of my glasses, my eyes met with Mr. B’s eyes. A surprised impression to each other; “Do you hear what he just said?” I and Mr. B acknowledge what Mr. A referred to as his accomplishment but we did not acknowledge the process he accomplished it because it was wrong. In Mr. A calibre, the process of his accomplishment was wrong in eyes of GOD. Mr A and B are “brothers” till present and I am still an “outsider”. When Mr. A left, I urged Mr. B to advice him about his action. Mr. B simply replied; “He (Mr. A) knows that his action was not right. In his position he should know better.” For over an hour I reflected on Mr. B’s reply and came to conclusion that Mr. B might have previously advice Mr. A and he did not listen to him or perhaps, Mr. B simply did not care and have in mind that Mr. A could take care of himself. Whenever I see both men together, I always imagine what kind of feelings Mr. B has in my mind for Mr. A or for each other. Is it Tom and Jerry understanding each other; “you cross my path, I destroy you. I won’t cross your path, you can’t destroy me.” Probably Mr. B placates Mr. A. The world outside is unkind and dangerous. 2. We are living in a cruel world and we must be careful because some people are only living for their own pleasures and desires no matter how close you are with them, eat, drink and dance together. With their deceptive minds, they take advantage of this Person who is blinded with his or her ego and tell him or her things that they think he or she loves to hear (Sir or Ma nobody like you. Don’t mind them, you are always right in what you do and say.etc) for their personal gain; money, materials and recognition. No doubt their deceptive manners would affect other people who are not like them but they don’t care. They would continue to take from this Person with their dubious praises of him or her because that’s what he or she wanted to hear. But if this Person falls, they move on, leave him or her to his or her peril. To those people with deceptive minds, -------- 2 Corinthians 11:13, For such people are false Apostles, deceitful workers, masquerading as Apostles of Christ. To the Person blinded with his or her ego, who hear what he or she wanted to hear and listen to his or her praises from sugar coated tongues. ------- 1 Corinthians 15:33-34; 33 Do not be misled: “Bad company corrupts good character.” 34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God—I say this to your shame. Happy SUNDAY
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