Jesus and the disciples came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” But they kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. Mark 9:33-34 Keeping silent is always the best way to handle the truth. We might think or attempt to hide things from God, but in reality We can’t hide anything from God. In Mark 9:33-34, this is what the disciples did. They stayed silent. Through their silence Jesus saw and heard their sinful, proud attitudes. Jesus gave them an opportunity to walk in the light with him. …
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Being Honest With God
.For when I kept silent, my bones wasted away through my groaning all day long . . . I acknowledge my sin to you, and I did not cover my iniquity. Psalm 32: 3, 5 How honest are you with God about your sin? Do you try and hide it? Deny our sin whether it is blaming others, or making excuses for ourselves comes naturally to us. We do not need to be taught this. When our triune God is living in us, we still fight the battle to be deceitful. God cannot bless us if we are unwilling to acknowledge the truth of our sin. Read 2 Samuel 11. …
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Honesty: Being Silent Is Not Always The Way To Go
Proverbs 28:13 “Whoever conceals their sins does not prosper, but the one who confesses and renounces them finds mercy. When we are seeking God in our personal life there is a level of honesty that has to happen. How honest are you with God. How nervous does this make you? Does this make you uncomfortable? Since humilty is the first step of drawiing closer to God, then the next step is being honest with God and others. When was there a time when you were tempted to leave a better impression of yourself than what was true? What did you do? Why? So when the woman saw that the tree…
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Integrity
The integrity of the upright guides them but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them. Proverbs 11:3 Do you have integrity? Do you know what integrity means? According to the dictionary, integrity means the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles; moral uprightness; the state of being whole and undivided Integrity is doing and saying what is right. It’s our obedience to God’s law. It’s owning up to our mistakes and sins. It’s having the courage to stand alone for what is right. It’s doing the right thing when no one is around. When we are being honest with ourselves and others we are being upright, righteous. It’s…