The Bible has a lot to say about the untrustworthy
person. He is the kind of person who would steal and lie and cheat. He is lazy
and unreliable. He doesn’t have very many friends because no one is able to
entrust him with their secrets because, when they do, he often uses those
secrets against them.
A thief is untrustworthy because they are prone to
taking things that don’t belong to them whenever the owners are not looking.
They have to be watched at all times and cannot be left alone. The Bible says, (Eph 4:28) “Let him that stole
steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the
thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.” Liars are untrustworthy because they don’t
always tell the truth. People never know if what they tell them is believable
or not. Even if the liar tells the truth, one doesn’t know that for sure. The
Bible says, (Pro 19:5) “A
false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall
not escape.” A cheater is
untrustworthy because they are prone to not playing games by the rules. When
they win, the other players are often resentful because they don’t know if the
win was genuine or not. The Bible says, (Lev 19:11) “Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely,
neither lie one to another.”
The lazy person is untrustworthy because, when given
a job, the one in charge of him doesn’t know if the job will get done. The boss
often ends up having to do the job himself. He is unreliable because no one knows that he
will do what he says he will. The Bible says, (Pro 18:9) “He also
that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.” The
sluggard is not liked, (Pro 10:26) “As
vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that
send him.”
God does not like the untrustworthy person. If you
will notice, every reference I have given is negative. “Don’t steal,” “liars
will be punished” “don’t cheat,” “sluggards are wasteful,” “sluggards are not
liked,” they say. The general message is “don’t be untrustworthy”. There are
more, for I have barely scratched the surface, but every one carries this
message.
If you want to have friends, be trustworthy with the
secrets they tell you. No one likes to have a friend who will spoil surprises,
spread embarrassing information, or allow others to have information that will
invite teasing. Think about, would you like a friend who does that? If you
don’t (and I’m fairly sure you don’t) don’t be one who does.
Live up to your promises. If you say that you’ll
arrive with the cake a 2:00, arrive with the cake at 2:00. If you say that
you’ll make something for someone, make it. An untrustworthy person will not
keep his promises.
Don’t be untrustworthy.
Untrustworthy people really don’t have all that much fun.
Very good essay, Kendra!!
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