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and greatness of our Lord. Verse six declares, "Behold, Thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part Thou shalt make me to know wisdom." Let me pause long enough to point out that whenever we find the word "behold" in Scripture, we should realize that it's God's "STOP, LOOK and LISTEN" sign. It means He wants us to pause and marvel at what He is about to suggest. What He desires more than anything else is that we remain true not only to ourselves, but also with ourselves. This inward truth is im– perative and it's a commodity which so often is lacking. I'm sure you've heard such comments as, "Well, to tell you the truth" or "Honestly, now" or "the fact of the matter is". When I hear those kinds of things I begin to wonder about some of the other things the people may have been sharing. Were they really the truth, or just some manipulated exaggeration? This reminds me of the father who had to scold his boy for some things he had done wrong. He insisted, "Now, son, I want to hear your answer and I want to hear the truth." That confused the lad who responded rather sheepishly, "Well, dad, which one do you want? My answer or the truth?" Too often do we try to fool ourselves into thinking that we've misled God. Listen, it doesn't work in that manner. There's absolutely no way that you can have His wisdom if you're not truthful with the Lord. Fooling Yourself Won't Alter The Situation Consider for a moment a doctor who examines an in– dividual suspected of having cancer. Suppose the physician finds the disease but he doesn't tell the individual about the spreading diseas'e which, if it goes along unchecked, wi_ll surely cause the patient's death. Such medical treatme_nt ~s deplorable and inexcusable. But how far worse and foohsh it would be for a doctor who examines himself with the same purpose in mind. Discovering he has cancer he tries to make
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