Feb. 26
TRUTH ESTABLISHED
"The lip of truth shall be established for ever; but a lying tongue
is but for a moment" Prov. 12:19
Truth wears well. Time tests it, but it right well endures the
trial. If, then, I have spoken the truth, and have for the present to
suffer for it, I must be content to wait. If also I believe the truth
of God, and endeavor to declare it, I may meet with much opposition,
but I need not fear, for ultimately the truth must prevail.
What a poor thing is the temporary triumph of falsehood! "A lying
lip is but for a moment!" It is a mere gourd, which comes up in a
night, and perishes in a night; and the greater its development the
more manifest its decay. On the other hand, how worthy of an immortal
being is the avowal and defense of that truth which can never change;
the everlasting gospel, which is established in the immutable truth of
an unchanging God! An old proverb saith, "He that speaks truth shames
the devil." Assuredly he that speaks the truth of God will put to
shame all the devils in hell, and confound all the seed of the serpent
which now hiss out their falsehoods.
O my heart, take care that thou be in all things on the side of
truth, both in small things and great; but specially, on the side of
Him by whom grace and truth have come among men!