When you withhold the truth about a matter, you become subject to the Law of Equal Weights and Measures and the Law of Victim’s Rights. First of all, you cannot suppress the truth in your communication with Our Heavenly Father. HE already knows the truth of the matter. Thus you can only suppress the truth in your communication with other people, the very people you should be ministering Love to. Lies, deceit, misleading statements and deception, all describe the act of suppressing the truth. Government officials are notorious for suppressing the truth. Anyone led by self-preservation is guilty of suppressing the truth. Suppressing the truth is done by intent. The ego is at the source of this insidious intent and Our Heavenly Father is bound by HIS Law to deal with the suppression of the Truth. Paul states it like this:
Romans 1:18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness,
The Love of Our Heavenly Father demands that HE enforce the laws against those who victimize others by withholding the truth of a matter. HIS judgments fit the crime. For instance, on a national scale, those in power who persistently suppress the truth in relation to the citizens of the country and those of other countries, will ultimately place their own country under judgment. The leader always reflects the hearts of the people. In the U.S., it is well known that people vote “their pocketbooks”, not the moral choice. This explains how a leader can be caught lying and still be re-elected. As the unrighteousness mounts up against nations, there comes a day of reckoning and the balancing of the scales will fit the crime. Think not that Our Heavenly Father will simply allow the lawlessness to be smoothed over by some feeble attempt to plead for mercy to HIM. HIS Character demands the victims be recompensed for the injustices. By depreciating the value of money and exploiting the widows, orphans, homeless, and others in need, those in power are insuring their day of judgment is to come with a vengeance. This is true on a corporate level as well as a personal level.
When you have wronged somebody, you must go and seek forgiveness from them. If not, you will by necessity suffer the wrath of Our Heavenly Father. HIS wrath is a righteous anger and provides an adequate restitution for the wrong suffered. It may manifest in a sickness or disease, an economic event, a division among family members, or other means. Ultimately, you will get what you deserve. If you dish out unrighteousness, you will receive like payment. To break the cycle, you must endure the restitution or seek and obtain forgiveness from the victim who has the right to remove the imbalance from the scale.
Do you think that you can escape the judgment of Our Heavenly Father? Do you think that by only asking HIM to forgive you will wipe the slate clean of your unrighteousness towards your fellow man? Jesus made it abundantly clear that forgiveness among those you interact with is required to remove judgment. “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do” was Jesus’ willingness to make sure that wrath did not wipe out the world when He went to the cross. When Stephen was being stoned, he made sure that Saul (who was Paul) did not receive the full weight of the Law:
Acts 7:60 NKJV
Then he knelt down and cried out with a loud voice, "Lord, do not charge them with this sin." And when he had said this, he fell asleep.
All of us have been guilty of not being our brother’s keeper. Additionally, we have all been victims of others’ suppression of the Truth. As we each pursue Love, we will have our eyes opened to stop the lawlessness that requires restitution. We can then receive the wisdom, understanding, and knowledge to resolve the issues with others that require restitution. As we restore our relationships through Love and die to “self”, we end the cycle of lawlessness that demanded restitution. As we forgive, we will be forgiven in like manner. We will then truly appreciate the fact that the Truth will set us free.