In Their Mouth Was Found No Guile

“And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.” — Revelation 14:5 (KJV)

Revelation 14 describes a people who stand faithfully with the Lamb during earth’s final crisis. One striking characteristic distinguishes them: “in their mouth was found no guile.” Guile means deceit, dishonesty, craftiness, or deliberately misleading others. God’s final people are not only concerned with what they believe; the Word of God, the truth has transformed how they live and speak.

Jesus said, “Out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh” (Matthew 12:34). Therefore, a truthful mouth begins with a truthful heart. There can be no deliberate deception, manipulation, exaggeration, double-mindedness, or hidden agenda in a character being prepared for heaven. Our words must become as trustworthy as our profession of faith.

“Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile.” — Psalm 32:2 (KJV)

To impute means to charge or ascribe blame to someone. The man whom the Lord does not charge with moral distortion or twisted behavior is blessed; the crime of deceit is not found anywhere in him for any reason. Let us be found faithful and able to say just as Christ said in John 14:30, "...for the prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in me."

This is important as we prepare for the closing events of earth’s history. Country living must be accompanied with spiritual preparation. Moving away from the cities cannot prepare a character for the kingdom of God alone. The country can provide an environment favorable to simplicity, prayer, Bible study, useful labor, and dependence upon God, but Christ must remove all sin from the heart.

The greatest preparation is not what we can store in a pantry, build on a homestead, or grow in a garden. It is what God is building within us. Now is the time to ask Him to purify our motives, sanctify our speech, and make us completely truthful.

Prepare the land but prepare the heart first.

“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me.” — Psalm 51:10 (KJV)