JOHN
Good Morning! I’m John Branning the Lead Pastor of Central United
Methodist Church.
Billy, a little boy, went fishing and told his mother: “I caught a hundred fish
and all of them weighed about ten pounds and I gave them all away to the
homeless.” His Mother asked their pastor to speak to him after church about
telling the truth. The minister said: Billy, a huge gorilla came into our
church growling and told me he was going to eat me in four bites. But then a
little two pound poodle came in and killed that big gorilla right there on the
spot. Then he drug the gorilla outside, dug a hole and buried him. Now
Billy, do you believe that story? Without batting an eye, Billy, looked up
and said: “Yes, sir. I sure do. That was my dog.”
Like Billy, some people have a difficult time telling the truth. Jesus told his
followers to let your yes be yes and no be no. Whether we want to believe it
or not, each time we open our mouth our credibility is at stake. Knowing
this, let us strive for integrity by our words and actions.
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