Pastor E.A Adeboye, The General Overseer (RCCG)
Memorise:
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that
speaketh lies shall perish.
Proverbs 19:9
Read: Genesis 39:7-20
7 And it came to pass
after these things, that his master's wife cast her eyes upon Joseph; and she
said, Lie with me.
8 But he refused, and
said unto his master's wife, Behold, my master wotteth not what is with me in
the house, and he hath committed all that he hath to my hand;
9 There is none
greater in this house than I; neither hath he kept back any thing from me but
thee, because thou art his wife: how then can I do this great wickedness, and
sin against God?
10 And it came to
pass, as she spake to Joseph day by day, that he hearkened not unto her, to lie
by her, or to be with her.
11 And it came to
pass about this time, that Joseph went into the house to do his business; and
there was none of the men of the house there within.
12 And she caught him
by his garment, saying, Lie with me: and he left his garment in her hand, and
fled, and got him out.
13 And it came to
pass, when she saw that he had left his garment in her hand, and was fled
forth,
14 That she called
unto the men of her house, and spake unto them, saying, See, he hath brought in
an Hebrew unto us to mock us; he came in unto me to lie with me, and I cried
with a loud voice:
15 And it came to
pass, when he heard that I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his
garment with me, and fled, and got him out.
16 And she laid up
his garment by her, until his lord came home.
17 And she spake unto
him according to these words, saying, The Hebrew servant, which thou hast brought
unto us, came in unto me to mock me:
18 And it came to
pass, as I lifted up my voice and cried, that he left his garment with me, and
fled out.
19 And it came to
pass, when his master heard the words of his wife, which she spake unto him,
saying, After this manner did thy servant to me; that his wrath was kindled.
20 And Joseph's
master took him, and put him into the prison, a place where the king's
prisoners were bound: and he was there in the prison.
Message
"And unto the
angel of the church of the Laodiceans write; These things saith the Amen, the
faithful and true witness, the beginning of the creation of God;"
Revelation 3:14
In the above Scripture, Jesus Christ is called the Faithful
and True witness. Because He is the Truth, He hates lies. A false witness is a
liar. It therefore implies that Jesus hates the bearing of false witness. If
you are a false witness, your nature is at variance with that of Jesus who is
the Faithful and True witness. If you claim you belong to Him and yet you bear
false witness, you lie, and the truth is not in you. If you lied against
someone and got the fellow into trouble before you were saved, although God has
forgiven you your sins at the point of salvation, you still need to make right
that wrong deed. It is very worrisome to hear that false witnesses exist in the
Body of Christ today.
It is reported that some people arrange for some fellows to
testify against particular individuals in order to discredit them or their
ministry. Such testimonies have ridiculed and even disqualified some people
from a particular office, position or imminent promotion. If you are guilty of
such act, you must be prepared to restitute to the fellow you lied against.
Yes, it could be humiliating, but you have to do it.
Another area where people are guilty of bearing false
witness in the body of Christ today concerns the issue of sexual harassment.
There are ladies who, for one reason or another, decide to blackmail a servant
of God. They may come to that servant of God with an issue, arrange a scenario
of compromise, and then allege that he was about to rape them. They are like
Potiphar's wife, who consistently tried to entice Joseph into adultery, but he
kept resisting her. Eventually, when all her antics had failed, she falsely accused
him of trying to rape her. Joseph went to prison because of that lie. Some
pastors have lost their ministries to false witnesses. Some people have been
demoted because someone lied against them. Some families are suffering because
of the lies a member of the extended family told against them. Some church
leaders are fighting some innocent workers and ministers because of the lies
told by somebody. Are you a false witness? God can expose your evil deeds. Go
and straighten your crooked path or else, the journey you thought would lead
you to Heaven will end in Hell.
Action Point:
Are you a victim of false witnesses? Ask God to vindicate
you and restore whatever you have lost.
Bible in one year:
Proverbs 8:1-11:15; 1 Peter 4:12-5:14
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
AUTHOR : Pst E. A ADEBOYE
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