Fact Checker
Ephesians 6:14, “Stand therefore, having your loins girt about with truth, and having on the breastplate of righteousness.”
Morning! Oh that today be a great day! Claim it now and rest assured by asking God to take you through it with positive emotions; it will be so. Every day we encounter people and information that amazes us as born again believers to no end! But have we put our fact checker on? Have we chosen to get it straight from the source? Do we allow the voices of others to cloud out true facts? Are there not ways to check the facts and get to the point of the story? Do we honestly want to find the real story or are we letting the devil rule and just go along in the story? Maybe we just click delete in our minds and move on. We, as true believers need to take a step back and before you even comment or adhere to the events at hand, fact check it all! First surround yourself with the truth tellers and not the gossip groups. Fact check the friend group you have to see who those gossips are! Be the one who stands up and trust God to help you not conform to the gossip. “A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter”, Proverbs 11:13. Amidst our world today, there are devil’s advocates who work through the media, whether internet or news, even radio, whose life goal is to spread untruth. Their sole purpose is to ignite conflict between all people to cause Christians to doubt the truth. We must get in the word and ask God’s advice on all facts; you know He is the best fact checker! Take heed to not be involved with the gossip of others, no matter how enticing it may seem! Remember that old wives’ tale, “Curiosity killed the cat!” Be curious but not to the extent of exploitation; reminding yourself the question, “What if it were about me; what if it were my story changed with lies?” Always be a fact checker!
Scriptures:
Read: Ephesians 4:29, Psalms 51:6, Psalms 15:2, Luke 8:17, John 8:31-32, John 16:13, I Timothy 2:4, Proverbs 20:19, Proverbs 26:20
Prayer:
Dear God, bless us during our times of trial. Grant us the ability to hold our tongues in things we don’t know anything about. Grant us the strength to know gossip is a sin and a hindrance to our being Christ like. Place in us a heart of truth and not to adhere to any cause of wrongful facts. Help us to dive into your word that we might be filled with your presence and love. Thank you for giving us the Bible to teach us to love others as ourselves so we may not tread on the less fortunate or those not able to defend themselves. Amen.