Deliver Me

"Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips,
From a deceitful tongue."
(Psalm 120:2)

The psalmist may have been talking about someone else's lying and deceit that was causing him difficulties.

But he may also have been referring to his own lips and tongue.

It's easy to smile and act as if everything is okay.

It's easy to not answer questions that reveal sin or character faults.

It's easy to talk about others to make myself look better.

It's easy to speak in generalities to avoid talking about my struggles with temptation.

It's easy to talk about the good things that I'm doing and not talk about the times I've fallen.

It's easy to avoid the issues of my heart.

It's easy to dodge questions of my accountability partners.

It's easy, but they are all evidences of lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

"Deliver me, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue."