Breath of Power - Week 05/04

Week 5: January 26 - February 1, 2004

INTEGRITY! CAN IT BE FOUND? Part I

Key Passage: Job 2: 3, 9 - 10

Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man? The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him.

Integrity speaks of moral excellence, uprightness, honesty, incorruptibility, honor and probity of principles and practices. That is the moral standard that God expects from all who serve Him with a true heart (Ps 15:1-3, Matt 5:48).

However, integrity is a rare virtue in our world, even among ‘born-again’ Christians. It is very difficult to get people that could be trusted. Very many people are unreliable; the lifestyle of many is very deplorable; people throw morality to the dogs and cover their lives with pretense, hypocrisy, greed, deception, immorality and wickedness. The high level of dishonesty, corruption, greed, falsehood and dishonor that is prevalent in our society is worrisome. Our society is full of scandals, as leaders turn their positions of responsibility into seats of corruptions, greed, immorality and oppression. Workers run down their organizations through fraudulent practices; teacher molest and abuse children placed under their care; marriage partners betray their marital trust in their lustful pursuit of sexual pleasure; and even priests misbehave before their parishioners.

In the face of all these happenings, what manner of life ought we to live as true children of God? God boasted about His faithful servant, Job, and testified of his integrity. Even when he came under serious pressure, Job kept his integrity, and did not lift up his tongue against God (Job 2:3,9-10). Rather, he said, “Though He slays me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15). Abraham said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours” (Gen 14:22-23). Joseph said to his amorous mistress, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Gen 39:9). And Jesus testified of Nathaniel, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” (John1:47). These men walked in moral uprightness in their generation and became living examples that integrity is an attainable virtue.

Pray, that God will raise and establish men and women of integrity in our time. Repent from every act of distrust and dishonesty, and pray, that God gives you the grace to be a living example in integrity in our time.

Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi



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	Week 5: January 26 - February 1, 2004 INTEGRITY! CAN IT BE FOUND? Part I Key Passage: Job 2: 3, 9 - 10 Most men will proclaim each his own goodness, but who can find a faithful man? The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him. Integrity speaks of moral excellence, uprightness, honesty, incorruptibility, honor and probity of principles and practices. That is the moral standard that God expects from all who serve Him with a true heart (Ps 15:1-3, Matt 5:48). However, integrity is a rare virtue in our world, even among ‘born-again’ Christians. It is very difficult to get people that could be trusted. Very many people are unreliable; the lifestyle of many is very deplorable; people throw morality to the dogs and cover their lives with pretense, hypocrisy, greed, deception, immorality and wickedness. The high level of dishonesty, corruption, greed, falsehood and dishonor that is prevalent in our society is worrisome. Our society is full of scandals, as leaders turn their positions of responsibility into seats of corruptions, greed, immorality and oppression. Workers run down their organizations through fraudulent practices; teacher molest and abuse children placed under their care; marriage partners betray their marital trust in their lustful pursuit of sexual pleasure; and even priests misbehave before their parishioners. In the face of all these happenings, what manner of life ought we to live as true children of God? God boasted about His faithful servant, Job, and testified of his integrity. Even when he came under serious pressure, Job kept his integrity, and did not lift up his tongue against God (Job 2:3,9-10). Rather, he said, “Though He slays me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15). Abraham said to the king of Sodom, “I have raised my hand to the LORD, God Most High, the Possessor of heaven and earth, that I will take nothing, from a thread to a sandal strap, and that I will not take anything that is yours” (Gen 14:22-23). Joseph said to his amorous mistress, “How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Gen 39:9). And Jesus testified of Nathaniel, “Behold, an Israelite indeed, in whom is no deceit!” (John1:47). These men walked in moral uprightness in their generation and became living examples that integrity is an attainable virtue. Pray, that God will raise and establish men and women of integrity in our time. Repent from every act of distrust and dishonesty, and pray, that God gives you the grace to be a living example in integrity in our time. Written by – Evangelist Oguazi Onyemobi

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