Christians Walk In Integrity

        God expects us to walk in integrity. The Bible refers to integrity as “the pure in heart” or “blameless”. It doesn’t mean sinless or perfect. God is more interested in the direction of our hearts, in our motives more than in what we do. He wants us to be true through and through. He’s interested in building our CHARACTER. Our lives should not be departmentalized whereby we are one person in career, a different person in family, yet a different person with friends, and again different in business. INTEGRITY means you are who you are before whoever. You wear no mask. 

        Your reputation before man is the same as it is before God. “He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known” (Pro 10:9). The person who walks in integrity speaks truth from his heart, he refuses to slander others, will not listen to gossip, will not cast slur on his fellow man, will honor those who fear the Lord and will keep his promise even if it hurts him. He will also lend money freely without interest (Ex 22:25) and will not be bribed by money, compliments or favors (Pro 6:25). God expects every area of our life to be treated with the same excellence of character. It is an excellent spirit that gets promotion (Luke 16:11). 

        Joseph was excellent even in the worst of situations. He was serving God not Potiphar; he had an excellent spirit in jail which led him to be in charge of the jail. He had an excellent spirit when he was second in command of the mightiest nation on earth. God is looking for the right attitude to promote. He will use anyone with the right attitude (Psalm 75:6, 7). It is God who promotes. And He gives it to the humble and to the faithful. God is no respecter of persons. 

       Daniel also was faithful to God from his youth and consequently God gave him favor and wisdom above all sages. So it doesn’t all have to do with how smart we are, or how educated we are, but with our excellence of spirit (1 Cor 1:26). 

Let’s COMMIT to make the following verses OURS.

Col 3:23 And whatever you do, do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men.

Eph 6:6 Not with eye service, as men-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart.

Pr 18:9 He who is slothful in his work is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

Mal 3:8-10 Will a man rob God? Yet you have robbed Me! But you say, ‘In what way have we robbed You?’ In tithes and offerings. You are cursed with a curse for you have robbed Me even this whole nation. Bring all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now in this, says the Lord of hosts, If I will not open for you the windows of heaven And pour out for you such blessing that there will not be room enough to receive it.

Pr 10:8 The wise in heart will receive commands, but a prating fool will fall.

Pr 11:13 A talebearer reveals secrets, but he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

Ps 37:21 The wicked borrows and does not repay, but the righteous shows mercy and gives.

Ro 13: 7 Render therefore to all their due: taxes to whom taxes are due, customs to whom customs, fear to whom fear, honor to whom honor.

Ps 15:4b He who swears to his own hurt and does not change.

Pr 2:7 He stores up sound wisdom for the upright; He is a shield to those who walk uprightly.

Pr 11:3 The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.

Pr 10:9 He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known.

Pr 20:7  The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him.

Mt 25:23 Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.

Lk 16:10 He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much.

Ro 12:11 Not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord.

1Cor 4:2 It is required in stewards that one be found faithful.

2Chr 31:21 And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

Pr 10:4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Pr 10:5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame. 

Pr 13:4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Pr 22:29 Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men.

Pr 28:20a A faithful man will abound with blessings.

Pr 31:27 She watches over the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Pr 13:4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Ecc 10:18 Because of laziness the building decays, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.

2Thes 3:10b We commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

Mt 25: 29 For to everyone who has, more will be given, and he will have abundance; but from him who does not have, even what he has will be taken away. 

Rev 2:10 Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Indeed, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Rev 3:11b Hold fast what you have, that no one may take your crown.

Gal 6:9 And let us not grow weary while doing good, for in due season we shall reap if we do not lose heart.

Eph 5:16 Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.