Reflecting God - "Living With Integrity" by Karolyn Parsons – Embrace Holy Living - The Global Church of the Nazarene's The Foundry Publishing in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Friday, 9 March 2018 - Proverbs 10:1-12

Reflecting God - "Living With Integrity" by Karolyn Parsons – Embrace Holy Living - The Global Church of the Nazarene's The Foundry Publishing in Kansas City, Missouri, United States for Friday, 9 March 2018 - Proverbs 10:1-12

"Living With Integrity" by Karolyn Parsons for Friday, 9 March 2018 - Proverbs 10:1 The proverbs of Shlomo:

A wise son is a joy to his father,

    but a foolish son is a grief to his mother.

2 No good comes from ill-gotten wealth,

    but righteousness rescues from death.

3 Adonai does not let the righteous go hungry,

    but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

4 Idle hands bring poverty;

    diligent hands bring wealth.

5 A sensible person gathers in summer,

    but he who sleeps during harvest is an embarrassment.

6 Blessings are for the head of the righteous,

    but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.

7 The memory of the righteous will be for a blessing,

    but the reputation of the wicked will rot.

8 Wise-hearted people take orders,

    but a babbling fool will have trouble.

9 He who walks purely walks securely,

    but he who walks in crooked ways will be found out.

10 He who winks his eye [instead of rebuking] causes pain,

    yet a babbling fool will have trouble.

11 The speech of the righteous is a fountain of life,

    but the speech of the wicked is a cover for violence.

12 Hate stirs up disputes,

    but love covers all kinds of transgressions.

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A news story was released to a community that stunned them all. A well-liked person had just been accused of unthinkable crimes. People were stunned. How could this person have done what they were accused? For many, the charges seemed so out of character that they could not believe that it was possible.
As evidence was released, the truth was revealed. There was guilt. The charges were true; the crime had been committed. While the individual had been able to fool some in covering up his crimes, he had not fooled everyone. Eventually it caught up with him. Justice for the victims was found.
Living a lie is not living, it is hiding from the truth that will eventually be discovered. We cannot expect dishonesty to go unnoticed and unpunished forever. Sometimes it takes time for the truth to be revealed, but it does come.
Honesty and integrity are the hallmarks of a life built on the solid foundation of Christ. They are not characteristics that can be feigned and manufactured, but come from a life that seeks to do the will of God and to live that holiness out daily.
Hymn for Today: "I Would Be True" by Howard A. Walker.

1. I would be true, for there are those who trust me;

I would be pure, for there are those who care;

I would be strong, for there is much to suffer;

I would be brave, for there is much to dare,

I would be brave, for there is much to dare. 

2. I would be friend of all, the foe, the friendless;

I would be giving, and forget the gift;

I would be humble, for I know my weakness;

I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift,

I would look up, and laugh, and love, and lift. 

Amen.

Thought for Today Let integrity and uprightness preserve me,

because my hope is in you.(Psalm 25:21).
Please pray: That many people in Fiji will come to know Yeshua the Messiah and receive the fullness of the Ruach HaKodesh.
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