“Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to light.”
7The Lord said, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt. I have heard them crying out because of their slave drivers, and I am concerned about their suffering. 8So I have come down to rescue them from the hand of the Egyptians and to bring them up out of that land into a good and spacious land, a land flowing with milk and honey—the home of the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites and Jebusites. 9And now the cry of the Israelites has reached me, and I have seen the way the Egyptians are oppressing them. 10So now, go. I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people the Israelites out of Egypt.”(3:7-10)EXODUS 1-3
21Leaving that place, Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. 22And a Canaanite woman from that region came to Him, crying out, “Lord, Son of David, have mercy on me! My daughter is miserably possessed by a demon.”
23But Jesus did not answer a word. So His disciples came and urged Him, “Send her away, for she keeps crying out after us.”
24He answered, “I was sent only to the lost sheep of the house of Israel.”
25The woman came and knelt before Him. “Lord, help me!” she said.
26But Jesus replied, “It is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.”
27“Yes, Lord,” she said, “even the dogsf eat the crumbs that fall from their master’s table.”
28“O woman,” Jesus answered, “your faith is great! Let it be done for you as you desire.” And her daughter was healed from that very hour.
JOURNAL
Why is it so hard to be honest at times? Why do children develop the ability to lie? Every human struggles with this, and for many it becomes a habit and a way of life. I think the answer is not complicated, even if it is painful. Honesty costs us something. Truth exposes us and removes our control. And that is exactly why dishonesty can feel safer in the moment.
Lying is often just fear in disguise. Somewhere along the way, we learn that hiding feels like protection. We learn to manage the story, adjust the facts, avoid what might make us uncomfortable. But that is the trap. Darkness feels safe because it feels controlled, but darkness does not stay safe. Darkness corrupts and destroys. Running from truth always turns into darkness in the end.
God comes to Moses with an unmistakable mission. He tells him, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt.” God makes it clear that He is not distant. He says, “So now, go. I am sending you.” God demands that Moses step into the story and what would be his biggest fear. Having to walk back into Egypt...the very place he has avoided for the last 50 years. So Moses makes excuses, Moses doubts. Not because Moses is evil, but because Moses is afraid.
And that is the same battle I face. When God calls me into something difficult, something that requires courage, something that requires truth, my first instinct is often to control the narrative instead of surrendering to God. I want to protect myself. I want to avoid conflict. But the truth is, I do not grow in the shadows. The more I rebel and seek to stay in the shadows the deeper I plunge into darkness.
That is why honesty matters so much. Truth is the doorway out. Truth is what leads out of hell and into light. Truth is what breaks the power of fear. Truth is what stops the cycle of darkness. This is why Jesus claims that he is "the way, the truth and the light". He will always lead us and pull us to truth, honesty and in turn he will expose and heal the darkness.
Why is it so hard to be honest at times? Why do children develop the ability to lie? Every human struggles with this, and for many it becomes a habit and a way of life. I think the answer is not complicated, even if it is painful. Honesty costs us something. Truth exposes us and removes our control. And that is exactly why dishonesty can feel safer in the moment.
Lying is often just fear in disguise. Somewhere along the way, we learn that hiding feels like protection. We learn to manage the story, adjust the facts, avoid what might make us uncomfortable. But that is the trap. Darkness feels safe because it feels controlled, but darkness does not stay safe. Darkness corrupts and destroys. Running from truth always turns into darkness in the end.
God comes to Moses with an unmistakable mission. He tells him, “I have indeed seen the misery of my people in Egypt.” God makes it clear that He is not distant. He says, “So now, go. I am sending you.” God demands that Moses step into the story and what would be his biggest fear. Having to walk back into Egypt...the very place he has avoided for the last 50 years. So Moses makes excuses, Moses doubts. Not because Moses is evil, but because Moses is afraid.
And that is the same battle I face. When God calls me into something difficult, something that requires courage, something that requires truth, my first instinct is often to control the narrative instead of surrendering to God. I want to protect myself. I want to avoid conflict. But the truth is, I do not grow in the shadows. The more I rebel and seek to stay in the shadows the deeper I plunge into darkness.
That is why honesty matters so much. Truth is the doorway out. Truth is what leads out of hell and into light. Truth is what breaks the power of fear. Truth is what stops the cycle of darkness. This is why Jesus claims that he is "the way, the truth and the light". He will always lead us and pull us to truth, honesty and in turn he will expose and heal the darkness.
2 CORINTHIANS 12:8-10
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