INTEGRITY
RULES
BREAD
16 There
are six things the Lord hates,
seven that are detestable to him: 17 haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent
blood, 18 a
heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, 19 a false witness who pours out
lies and a man who stirs up dissension among brothers. Proverbs 6:16-19 (NIV)
19 Truthful
lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment. Proverbs 12:19 (NIV)
20 There
is deceit in the hearts of those who plot evil, but joy for those who promote
peace. Proverbs 12:20 (NIV)
22 The Lord detests lying lips, but he delights
in men who are truthful. Proverbs 12:22
(NIV)
21 May
integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope is in you. Psalms 25:21 (NIV)
“Therefore
love truth and peace.” Zechariah 8:19
(NIV)
19 “This is the verdict: Light has come into the world, but men
loved darkness instead of light because their deeds were evil. 20 Everyone
who does evil hates the light, and will not come into the light for fear that
his deeds will be exposed. 21 But whoever lives by the truth
comes into the light, so that it may be seen plainly that what he has done has
been done through God.” John
3:19-21 (NIV)
4 Show
me your ways, O Lord, teach me
your paths; 5 guide
me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you
all day long. Psalms 25:4-5 (NIV)
6 Jesus
answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No
one comes to the Father except through me.”
John 14:6 (NIV)
BUTTER
“Lose
all rather than lose your integrity, and when all else is gone, still hold fast
a clear conscience as the rarest jewel which can adorn the bosom of a
mortal. When you see no present
advantage, walk by faith and not by sight.
Do God the honor to trust Him when it comes to matters of loss for the
sake of principle. See whether He will
be your debtor! See if He doesn’t even
in this life prove His word that ‘Godliness with contentment is great gain,’
and that they who ‘seek first His kingdom and His righteousness, and all these
things will be given to you as well.’ To
wear a guileless spirit, to have a heart void of offense, to have the favor and
smile of God, is greater riches than the mines of Ophir could yield.” Charles H. Spurgeon
“Every
time we resist the slightest temptation, we honor God. Every time we overcome even the smallest
problem by trusting and obeying our Lord Jesus, God is glorified in our
lives. Whenever we choose character over
convenience, faithfulness over ease, or honesty over deceit, we bring honor to
the Lord Himself.” Robert J. Morgan
“When
we finally acknowledge our need for forgiveness and come to God in repentance,
we find true power; for we now have nothing to hide or protect, we don't care
what people say or think about us, we are willing to speak truth gently, and we
are enabled to speak with tremendous, supernatural power.” Steve
Brown
“In
our walk with God we are told explicitly by Christ Himself that it would be His
Spirit who would be sent to guide us and to lead us into all truth (John
16:13). This same gracious Spirit takes
the truth of God, the Word of God, and makes it plain to our hearts and minds
and spiritual understanding. It is He
who gently, tenderly, but persistently says to us, ‘This is the way – walk in
it.’ And as we comply and cooperate with
His gentle promptings a sense of safety, comfort and well-being envelops us.” Phillip
Keller
“We know the truth
not only by the reason, but also by the heart.” Blaise
Pascal
“Where truth is, there is God.”
Miguel de Cervantes
“To
have one foot on the land of truth, and another on the sea of falsehood, will
involve a terrible fall and a total ruin.
Christ will be all or nothing.
God fills the whole universe, and hence there is no room for another
god; if, then, He reigns in my heart, there will be no space for another
reigning power. Do I rest alone on Jesus
crucified, and live alone for Him? Is it
my desire to do so? Is my heart set upon
so doing? If so, blessed be the mighty
grace which has led me to salvation; and if not so, O Lord, pardon my sad
offence, and unite my heart to fear Thy Name.” C. H. Spurgeon
HEART
SAVOR
- · God, who knows my heart, desires truth in my inmost being. Who I am in the dark when no one is watching is to be the same as who I am in the light when all can see.
- · God detests lying lips.
- · God delights in those who are truthful.
