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PASTOR RYAN LADEN – DEVOTIONALS

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The penultimate commandment is found in the short message of Exodus 20:16: “You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.” The ninth commandment clearly calls the children of God to seek to become people known for their truthfulness. In today’s devotional, we will again be reminded of the value and benefit of setting aside dishonesty and choosing to walk in the truth. 

In this devotion, we are going to work through two great statements taken from the book of Proverbs. Consider the first:

18 Whoever conceals hatred with lying lips and spreads slander is a fool.

19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

(Proverbs 10:18-19 NIV11)

What does it mean to you to conceal hatred with lies?

To me, this sounds like another way to describe the effects of being “two faced” toward the people around us in life. We act like we are loving and friendly to someone with our words and our outward expressions, but inwardly we are seething with anger or dripping with dislike for them. 

Such deception does not match the desire of God for his people. So, does this mean that we should just tell people we don’t like them rather than pretend not to hate them? 

I think that the point of this message lies in our decision to learn to forgive others and deal with our own emotions in a godly way rather than lie to ourselves and others about our unresolved issues toward others. 

Sin is not ended by multiplying words.

That is true! It seems to me that the more I say when I am angry or feeling wronged, the more I tend to slide into sin. 

Instead of opening my mouth when I am experiencing a lack of control, I should remain silent. In these cases, holding our tongues helps us not compound our problems by stepping into sin ourselves. 

There is nothing so frustrating as losing a positive witness for Christ while dealing with someone who is attacking you by opening your mouth and meeting them at their level. 

Next:

Our second message from Proverbs hits on another key element of what it takes to be a person who is trustworthy:

13 A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

(Proverbs 11:1 NIV11)

  •   Have you ever suffered from being on the receiving end of gossip?
  •   How did it make you feel to know that others were talking about you or telling your story without you present?
  •   How would you feel about someone who betrays a confidence?

If we want to be seen as people of trust, then we must stop speaking about other people’s problems, pain, or sin. If we do not like it when others speak about our issues behind our backs, then we must make the choice to refuse to break confidence through gossip!

In Christ, 

Ryan Laden

PASTOR RYAN LADEN


Works at MTN. CHURCH

Former Senior pastor at Warnbro Community Church

Studies at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Studied at New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

Studied at Baylor University

Studied at Texas Tech University

Went to Castle Hills First Baptist

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