Read 1 John 2:21–25
Who is the liar? It is the man who denies that Jesus is the
Christ.… No one who denies the Son has the Father; whoever
acknowledges the Son has the Father also.
1 John 2:22–23
A missionary to Native Americans was in Los Angeles with an Indian
friend who was a new Christian. As they walked down the street,
they passed a man on the corner who was preaching with a Bible in
his hand. The missionary knew the man represented a cult, but the
Indian saw only the Bible. He stopped to listen to the sermon.
I hope my friend doesn’t get confused, the missionary thought, and
he began to pray. In a few minutes the Indian turned away from the
meeting and joined his missionary friend.
“What did you think of that preacher?” the missionary asked.
“All the time he was talking,” exclaimed the Indian, “something
in my heart kept saying, ‘Liar! Liar!’”
That “something” in his heart was “Someone”—the Holy Spirit
of God! The Spirit guides us into the truth and helps us to recognize
error (John 16:13). This anointing of God is “no lie,” because “the
Spirit is the truth” (1 John 5:6).
Something to Ponder
Have you experienced a time when the Holy Spirit alerted you to a
cleverly disguised falsehood being promoted by someone? How did
the Spirit speak to you?