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VERSE: The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lyingtongue is but for a moment. -- Proverbs 12:19 http://www.SearchGodsWord.org/desk/?query=Proverbs+12:19&translation=kjvTHOUGHT: "Tell the truth the first time, then you won't have to rememberwhat you said." This truism by the famous Speaker of the House, SamRayburn, is good medicine for us today. Telling a lie seemsgratifying at the time, but it nearly always catches up with us andgives us the added burden of trying to remember what we said andwhy. Truth endures; a lie is a momentary illusion that ends up atrap filled with burdens.PRAYER: Holy and Righteous Father, please forgive me for lying,exaggerating, and withholding the truth when it is needed. I wantmy heart and my lips to be invested in forever. In the name ofJesus. Amen.