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"LORD, who shall abide in thy
tabernacle?
Who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
He that walketh uprightly,
and worketh righteouness,
and speaketh the truth in his heart."
Psalm
15:1-2
Deceptive Packaging
Through its
laws, our country declares it a crime
to lie about the contents in a box of cereal.
These laws
demand that the outside of the package
tell the truth about what is on the inside.
Deceptive
packaging is illegal!
"Truth in
advertising" regulations are another way
to protect the
public. A good example of this is
the warning on a pack of cigarettes:
"Smoking causes
lung cancer, heart disease,
emphysema, and
may complicate pregnancy."
Unfortunately
though, there are no such laws
about people. We require no one to tell what really
lies behind the packaging:
the clothes,
facial expressions, mannerisms,
speech
patterns, behavior, truthfulness.
No one is
forced to tell you what he or she
is really
feeling, thinking, or planning to do.
Our deceptive
packaging ~ the way we appear to others,
is an accepted,
even expected part of our way of life.
Many have
become experts in this type of trickery.
God reveals to
us, qualifications for us to meet
in order to
dwell in His tabernacle.
Deception is
not a qualifying factor here!
But to walk in
righteousness and in truth is!
If our
"packaging" isn't "wrapped" the way it should
be,
perhaps we need
to confess this sin of hypocrisy
so we can move
on the path of discovering
and knowing our
real selves, and that
which God reveals to us through His Word.
"Lord Dictated
Them"
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