A Message For Liars

580 - Today's Prime Time Devo comes from: 2Sa 17:15,16, “Then Hushai said to Zadok and Abiathar the priests, "Thus and so Ahithophel advised Absalom and the elders of Israel, and thus and so I have advised. 16 "Now therefore, send quickly and tell David, saying, 'Do not spend this night in the plains of the wilderness, but speedily cross over, lest the king and all the people who are with him be swallowed up.'" What is Hushai doing? Wasn't he aware that Absalom has decided to follow his advice rather than Ahithophel's? It's possible that Absalom's decision was made behind closed doors and Hushai and Ahithophel weren't aware of the plan, in which case Hushai would need to warn David of a worst case scenario and tell him to put as much distance between he and the Absalom's troops as possible. I'm more inclined to believe that Hushai just didn't trust that snake Absalom! Snakes are more into quick strikes than long drawn out campaigns, and snakes personified are liars. You just can't trust them. Absalom, serves as a type of devil here, and this is one thing we know about the devil. He is a liar. Jesus said in Joh 8:44 "You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it. Unbelievers, (children of the devil) lie. It's in their DNA. Hushai knew this and the Holy Spirit here reminds us to proceed with caution when dealing with liars. Children of God, on the other hand, seek to tell the truth, it's in their spiritual DNA. Ps 51:6 says, “Behold, You desire truth in the inward parts,” A funny thing happens to converts to Christianity. They become truth tellers, but because of their past record of lying it often takes a long time to rebuild that trust among believers...and rightly so. Hushai proceeded with caution and so should we, lest we get burnt. For the habitual liar, who has truly become a follower of Jesus, let me say this. The only thing you can do to restore trust is to build a track record of truth-telling. How long will that take? It doesn't matter. When you sign on with Jesus you sign on with truth. Get on with it and patiently wait for the results. As a new convert remember this word from the Lord in Pr 12:22, “Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, But those who deal truthfully are His delight.” Do you want to bring delight to the Lord? Then become a truth-teller.