“True, some of them were unfaithful; but just because they were unfaithful does that mean God will be unfaithful? Of course not! Even if everyone else is a liar, God is true” (Rom 3:4)

The question is this: how do you recognize a liar, a deceiver, a manipulator? The answer is of course, by the revelation of the Holy Spirit! Pray for the gift of discerning the spirits! It is one of the best assets in spiritual warfare.

But there are other signals that we should look for, when trying to discover the truth about a person. You don’t have to be deceived my men! You can live a life of victory against the forces of darkness and their human agents! This is very important for us, especially as we are commanded not to yoke ourselves unequally with unbelievers. You do not need to fear any man! You should not be bitter against people! But pray to have the mind of Christ who ‘knew what was in man’ (Jn 2:25) without getting frustrated as He continued to do ministry.

A liar is a person who doesn’t tell you the whole truth. He is a deceiver, a manipulator, a betrayer or a promise breaker. He gives you words, even fine sounding words, but never the truth, and never true love. Truth is always perfect, complete. Truth is always 100%. Any contamination changes the truth into a lie and love into betrayal.

A lie is a statement known to the speaker to be untrue. It is spoken with the intention to deceive or mislead the hearer. In other words ‘an innocent liar’ does not exist.

Why do people lie?

The reason why people lie is to make themselves look good. This is due to emotional insecurity. A liar has a deep inferiority complex and thinks that truth does not favor him. So he ‘embellishes’ the truth changing it into a lie.  A liar is someone who having led others to believe one thing, without any shame, he does a different thing. You may not recognize a liar from the beginning. Some are more skillful than others. But keep watching the man you suspect is a liar. Observe his behavior in his relationship with you and with others. Pray always! Remember, until you have a personal confirmation from the Holy Spirit, any man is a sinner and a liar. With time, you shall discover that the man who looked so nice is in fact a wicked man, one who has a double life, irresponsible, unreliable and unfaithful. His past performance with people leaves him with little or no credibility. Behind him there is a trail of broken hearts and bleeding wounds.

The power of the devil as the father of lies is in his deception. The devil hates to be exposed. He will fight back against any man who tries to discover the truth. But fear not, God is with you and His truth shall set you free! Stay on God’s side where there is victory!

In Christ I declare:

I reject the source of lies in my heart!

I destroy all connections with lying spirits!

I am a person of truth!

Truth has set me free!

In Jesus name

Amen!