May 23, 2009

Here is today's prayer:

"No lie is of the truth (1 John 2:21, NASB)."

In our own power, we often try to combine truth and lies, Lord, to make a pleasing answer or get out of a difficult situation, but You promise that lies and truth cannot coexist. If I say something that's partly true, I'm still not telling the truth. If I hear something that contains a small lie, it still is not truth.

Cleanse my heart, Lord, and fill it with Your Spirit. I want Your truth to spill from my lips and be obvious in my every action. So fill me with such honesty that I will not displease You. Amen.

From Prayers and Promises for the Graduate, pg. 91.