It has been said the truth (honesty) is the currency of the Kingdom. Just as money is the currency of the economic kingdom, so honesty is the currency of the spiritual kingdom. If someone uses counterfeit money to conduct business, the transaction is fraudulent. Just so, if someone is less than honest spiritually, it corrupts the relationship.

After Jacob died, Joseph’s brothers feared that he might retaliate against them for what they had done to him. Joseph didn’t retaliate, but he did have an honest conversation with his brothers. He said that what they had done to him was evil but God used it for a good purpose—to bring Jacob’s family to Egypt where Joseph could provide for them during the famine. Joseph forgave his brothers, but their relationship could only be restored on the basis of truth. There was no glossing over what the brothers had done, no burying of past facts.

When restoring a relationship that has been damaged, make sure that truth and honesty are the mediums of exchange.

For the Christian, honesty is not the best policy, it is the only one.
John Blanchard