Leviticus 19:11 You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another.

Some of the laws in the Old Testament are difficult for us to understand and live by in our modern ways, but who can say they do not understand this verse?

I have been to job interviews in the past where it became very clear very quickly the agent who put me forward did not tell the truth about what I had done in my past. What did I gain? Nothing. The agent? Disrespect!

Dealing properly and honestly with others should allow us to gain more, not because we aim to gain more but because others will respect us more.

Dealing with youth in my job means being open and honest to show them they can be too – they need role models not lies.

Colossians 3:9 Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds

What is the easiest thing to do when things go wrong? Do you crawl up in a ball and say nothing or do you start telling lies? What do you do?

It is very easy to make up an answer here which will suit your circumstance and say that everything is OK, but this is not what God wants us to do.

When we turn to Him He wants us to turn away from those easy options and start living with the truth in our lives.

It is not always easy to live as a Christian but we need to try – ask God to help you along the way…

Galatians 6:15 For in Christ Jesus neither circumcision nor uncircumcision avails anything, but a new creation.

Oh for a world where we would all be able to know the truth of Christ and to know how much God loves us.

Instead we seem to want to do all we can to try and lift up our own ways and our own wants before lifting up the truth.

It is not all about what religion we belong to nor which church building we attend nor which day we go to worship God on.

It is all about knowing Christ came to seek and to save the lost. It is all about knowing Christ is our Saviour. It is all about knowing Christ!