Lies Beget Lies

# 390 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 1Sa 29:6-11, “Then Achish called David and said to him, "Surely, as the LORD lives, you have been upright, and your going out and your coming in with me in the army is good in my sight. For to this day I have not found evil in you since the day of your coming to me. Nevertheless the lords do not favor you. 7 "Therefore return now, and go in peace, that you may not displease the lords of the Philistines." 8 So David said to Achish, "But what have I done? And to this day what have you found in your servant as long as I have been with you, that I may not go and fight against the enemies of my lord the king?" 9 Then Achish answered and said to David, "I know that you are as good in my sight as an angel of God; nevertheless the princes of the Philistines have said, 'He shall not go up with us to the battle.' 10 "Now therefore, rise early in the morning with your master's servants who have come with you. And as soon as you are up early in the morning and have light, depart." 11 So David and his men rose early to depart in the morning, to return to the land of the Philistines. And the Philistines went up to Jezreel. (1 Sam 29:6-11) There is no doubt that David dodged a bullet here big time. His feigned loyalty to Achish had reached a point to where it was going to be tested in a life and death manner. Having been given an “out” by the king, David and his men could well be on there way to safety, but instead David puts up still another false pretense. To paraphrase from Hamlet, “David doth protest too much methinks.” What was this objection of David but yet another lie? David's lies to Achish began with his raids against the Amalekites. When Achish asked David what he was up to, he would lie and tell Achish that he was attacking Israelites. Then in order to cover his lies he would take no prisoners. Such is the way of the liar as they seek to cover their tracks. They don't care who they hurt as they seek to cover their butt. Lies beget lies and can even lead to habitual lying! In Ezekiel 24:12, we read of one of the sins of Jerusalem, “She hath wearied herself with lies Did you catch that? Lying is wearisome, it tires you out, because you have to keep coming up with new ones to cover your tracks. Tired of living a lie? Come to Jesus. Ask for His forgiveness and His help because He “desires truth in the inward parts” (Ps 51:6) and He can get you there. Jesus help me out of this pit I have dug with my lies. Deliver me from my lying tongue.