Side with truth

October 19, 2026 | 19 comments

Thou shalt not raise a false report.

~ Exodus 23:1, KJV

A false report is a lie, an untruth.  It is in our best interest to not believe lies, state them, or repeat them.

If tempted to spread a baseless rumor, we can opt to let it die with us.

If tempted to speculate maliciously about another’s chances for success, we can choose to see something good about them instead.

If tempted to build a case for suffering, we can choose to build a case for health and healing.

If tempted to predict doom, we can seek out reasons for success.

If tempted to wallow in evil, we can choose to rejoice in God’s omnipresence.

We have no obligations to evil, to indulge it, honor it, or obey it.  We do not have to perpetuate it.  We can stop it.

“Overcome evil with good” (Romans 12:21), the apostle Paul teaches.

19 thoughts on “Side with truth”

  1. The case we build is the case we live with. How much better to live Evan’s case above with truth rather than some baseless thought or act.

  2. Thank you very much Evan, and thank you too, for your wonderful ‘Daily Lift’ today! I really appeciated it.

  3. Thank you Evan , my first action every morning is to get SPIRIT VIEW. It helps me start my day.
    God is so good !
    Denyse Montreal

  4. Excellent, and simple. Thanks, Evan. Reminds me of Mrs. Eddy’s statement: “Who shall say that man is alive to-day, but may be dead to-morrow? What has touched Life, God, to such strange issues? … Spirituality lays open siege to materialism. On which side are we fighting?
    (SH. 216:3–5, 9)

  5. « I will love, if another hates. I will gain a balance on the side of good, my true being. This alone gives me the forces of God wherewith to overcome all error. »
    (Mis. 104:29–32)

    This is one of my « go-to » citations to keep my thought pure.

  6. Thank you Evan for both your SpiritView & Daily Lift. God is infinite Love which we shall never lack,
    God is also Truth so with all that love & truth we will conquer all the lies.

  7. Wonderful thoughts of Truth. There is a saying that if something
    is repeated enough times, it Seems to be the Truth. So, it is so
    important Not to lie and to be guided by what we know is real
    and side with the Good, the True.

  8. I needed to read this. Thank you.
    Aggressive mental suggestion is the worst, Good reminder that we don’t have to believe a false report.

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