A school principal received a phone call in her office early one morning. The voice said, “Thomas Bradley won’t be in school today because he is sick.” The principal was a bit suspicious of the voice, so she asked, “Who is speaking?” The voice replied, “My father.”

Some lies are more obvious than others. They are all obvious to God.

“Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices.”—Colossians 3:9