Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much. So if you have not been trustworthy in handling worldly wealth, who will trust you with true riches? Luke 16:10-11 Integrity with money. Money is a hard thing. We need it. We want it. Some are greedy, some are stingy, some are generous. Whether we are financially tight or set very well off, there are times where every person will be tempted to be dishonest with money. For some it could be a blink of the eye temptation, for others it can be a…
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Guard Your Integrity
Take double the amount of silver with you, for you must return the silver that was put back into the mouths of your sacks. Perhaps it was a mistake. Genesis 43:12 Joseph’s father Jacob had integrity. Joseph’s brother’s left Egypt to return home. When they arrived they found money in the grain bag. It was the money they used to pay for the grain. However, they could not prove that they paid for it. Several months later, the brothers had to return to Egypt for more food. Jacob instructed the brothers to take the extra money so they could pay for the previous purchase along with the new item…
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Hold Fast to Integrity
And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without reason. Job 2:3 Suffering! Agony! Pain! Sorrow! Job lived through a lot of hard things in his life. Prior to all this, God says he is a blameless and upright man. Job fears God and turns away from evil. He held fast his integrity. How often have you gone through trials and not understand why? We suffer because we are…
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Integrity Protects
Let the integrity and uprightness preserve me, For I wait for you. Psalm 25:21 While we are living for God and obeying His word, our integrity and uprightness preserve us. We can trust God while we wait for him. Let’s see what some other versions say. NIV: May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord is in you. NLV: May integrity and honesty protect me, for I put my hope in you. HCSB: May integrity and what is right, watch over me, for I wait for you. Which version helps you understand? Different versions can help us understand what the verse is saying. Yesterday we learned what integrity…
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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…