WHEN YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN THE TRUTH ABOUT GOD

"AND SO IT WAS, after the LORD had spoken these words to Job, that the LORD said to Eliphaz the Temanite, “MY WRATH IS AROUSED AGAINST YOU AND YOUR TWO FRIENDS, FOR YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN OF ME WHAT IS RIGHT, AS MY SERVANT JOB HAS."
Job 42:7 (NKJV)

"AFTER the LORD had finished speaking to Job, he said to Eliphaz the Temanite: “I AM ANGRY WITH YOU AND YOUR TWO FRIENDS, FOR YOU HAVE NOT SPOKEN ACCURATELY ABOUT ME, AS MY SERVANT JOB HAS."
Job 42:7 (NLT)

• Some who claimed to be preaching or teaching or telling others about God, have not been truthful, straightforward, and unequivocal about it.

• Some wanted to use sweet words, partial truth, to convince others about God. If you do such a thing as a leader—a believer or a preacher or a teacher of the Word—you may find yourself to blame at the end of your journey on earth (James 3:1).
• You cannot use deceit to convince or win people's hearts to God. If that is what you are doing, God will never be part of it. A message or sermon you preach or teach that does not agree with the Bible, the Word of God, would not be backed up by God.
• The teachers of the Word of God will receive stricter Judgement, thus, you had to be circumspect about what you teach or tell others about God (James 3:1).
• The three friends of Job were sort of defending God, saying things that are not true or genuine or consistent with God's character or attributes. God said He was angry with them because they were not being truthful about things they said about Him (Job 42:7).

• If you are deceiving people in the name of propagating the work of God, you may be shocked at the end that God Himself would disown you (Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 13:25,27; 1 Corinthians 9:27).

• Many who claimed that they are working for God are not, but they are working for their selfish motives—their stomach (Philippians 3:18,19).
• Whatever is done in God's name with deceit or gimmickry, He would vindicate Himself and show that He is not part of it. Those who even claimed to have performed miracles in Jesus' name, with tricks and deceits, would be disowned (Matthew 7:22,23).
• God would not tolerate, say, you have done whatever wrong you did to defend His name or work, He would not condone it and would completely stare clear from such a work:
  22 MANY WILL SAY TO ME [Jesus] IN THAT DAY, ‘LORD, LORD, HAVE WE NOT PROPHESIED IN YOUR NAME, CAST OUT DEMONS IN YOUR NAME, AND DONE MANY WONDERS IN YOUR NAME?’ 23 AND THEN I WILL DECLARE TO THEM, ‘I NEVER KNEW YOU; DEPART FROM ME, YOU WHO PRACTICE LAWLESSNESS!’ " (Matthew 7:22,23 NKJV).
• Job's three friends thought they had to say good things about God, but what they were saying was not the truth; Thus, God was not happy with them (Job 42:7).

• The so-called believers or ministers who are doing this—using deception to draw people to God—always thought the end justifies the means, but that is not true with God.

• If it was not right, or not done in the Bible way, God will not be part of it—He would not support It. Whatever is built on falsehood in the name of working for God would never stand. Only what is built on the integrity of His Word would stand.
• The means through which the work is done must be right, before the end could be justified. Both the means with which His work is done and the end mattered immensely to God.
• Tell the people under your leadership the truth, If they wanted to leave let them go. Do not use sweet words and gimmicks to tie the people down in your ministry or church. Tell them and let them decides whether to stay or not.

• Some who are doing such a thing thought God will only judge what they considered as big sins or blatant sins; like sexual Sin, murder, and others. The Sin of lying or deception is As grievous as murder in the sight of God.

• In fact, liars would be barred from entering the new Jerusalem (Revelation 21:27). Lying is one of the Sins listed in the passage that would send people to the lake that burns with brimstone (Revelation 21:8).
• Some ministers deceive people so that they can attend a meeting. Some even use the picture of a popular minister on their posters to draw crowds to their meetings or programmes. That is lack of integrity and It is against the ethics of the ministry work.
• Whether you use deception or falsehood to gather crowd or to raise money or to claim that a miracle is performed through your ministry, when it is not true; you are still in the same category or class with whoever is sinning: "THEREFORE, PUTTING AWAY LYING, “LET EACH ONE OF YOU SPEAK TRUTH WITH HIS NEIGHBOUR,” FOR WE ARE MEMBERS OF ONE ANOTHER" (Ephesians 4:25 NKJV).

"DON'T LIE TO EACH OTHER, FOR YOU HAVE STRIPPED OFF YOUR OLD SINFUL NATURE AND ALL ITS WICKED DEEDS."
Colossians 3:9 (NLT)

• Some ministers cheat, lie, steal, commit immorality and deceive, yet justifying what they are doing; claiming they are doing it to promote God's name or do His work.

• If you repented not, you would regret at the end of your journey on earth: "BUT I [Paul] DISCIPLINE MY BODY AND BRING IT INTO SUBJECTION, LEST, WHEN I HAVE PREACHED TO OTHERS, I MYSELF SHOULD BECOME DISQUALIFIED" (1 Corinthians 9:27 NKJV).
• The fear of God is said to be the beginning of wisdom by the Scripture (Proverbs 1:7; 9:10).
  a. The fear of God would cause you not to drag the name of Jesus Christ, God, in the mud (2 Peter 2:21,22).
  b. The fear of God would cause you not to give occasions to the enemies of God to speak against Him—His name and Kingdom or work (2 Samuel 12:14).

• Note: God will not need your help, thus, do not try to help Him; lying in His name or because of His work, in order to draw people to God or impress them.

• God is enough, He would not need your support or assistance before He does whatever He intended to do.

• You will not fail in Jesus' name.

• Whatever is not planted in your body by God, that is working against your health, such is cursed and completely uprooted in the mighty name of Jesus Christ.
• The hold is broken now As you read this piece, and the Affliction will never rise again in Jesus' name.
  Peace!

STEPS TO SALVATION
• Take notice of this:
IF you are yet to take the step of salvation, that is, yet to be born-again, do it now, tomorrow might be too late (2 Corinthians 6:1,2; Hebrews 3:7,8,15).
a. Acknowledge that you are a sinner and confess your Sins (1 John 1:9); And ask Jesus Christ to come into your life (Revelation 3:20).
b. Confess that you believe in your heart that Jesus Christ is Lord, and that you confess it with your mouth, Thus, you accept Him As your Lord and Saviour (Romans 10:9,10).
c. As you took the steps A and B your name is written in the Book of Life (Philippians 4:3; Revelation 3:8).

• If you took the steps As highlighted above, congratulations, It means you are saved—born-again. Join a Word based church in your area and Town or city, and be part of whatever they are doing there. Peace!