Joshua 7:19 Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
No matter how many things we think we can hide from our friends and those around us, God will open up the truth and unhide anything that needs to be shown.
Joshua had the unenviable task of picking out the guilty person based on how God told him to uncover the guilty party.
When we lie to hide things we are not just hurting ourselves with all the stress and strain we impose but also all the people around us who will have to find out the hard way.
God wants us to be honest and open with all people.