Why Are You Pretending

Scripture But when Ahijah heard her walking up to the door, he said: Come in! I know you’re Jeroboam’s wife—why are you pretending to be someone else?  ~I Kings 14:6, CEV Quote Fake people work to maintain an image or reputation–real people work to maintain integrity. ~Ya’akov In the early days, Jeroboam seems to be…

Duplicity

Scripture No one can say, “I am innocent; I have never done anything wrong.” ~Proverbs 20:9, NLT Quote We can’t fool God ever and we can’t fool others forever. ~Max Anders In His book, What Jesus Said About Successful Living, Hadden Robinson tells the story of the man who married a woman who owed a…