Acting with Integrity
Job's friends put him in a very difficult place, instead of bringing him comfort. They assumed that his suffering was caused by his sin, when it wasn't. Then, Job had to respond to their assumptions. He had to choose whether to agree with them or to stand up for his righteousness before God. When he spoke the truth, it made him seem proud. He was not proud, at all. He was speaking justly and upholding his integrity. (Job 27:4,5) If he would have done anything else, he would have been sinning with his lips.
All of us have a choice. We can choose to please people, or we can speak the truth in love. Even when speaking the truth may cause us to be misunderstood, we must not put away our integrity to please others. We must be resolved to speak justly, not deceitfully, in every situation of life. When we compromise our integrity, we give up one of the most precious and powerful things we have. If people can't count on us to say and do the right thing, how can they trust us in anything? That shatters our ability to have lasting, close relationships with others, and it grieves the Lord in a terrible way. Please, decide to always act with integrity.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 28-30.
All of us have a choice. We can choose to please people, or we can speak the truth in love. Even when speaking the truth may cause us to be misunderstood, we must not put away our integrity to please others. We must be resolved to speak justly, not deceitfully, in every situation of life. When we compromise our integrity, we give up one of the most precious and powerful things we have. If people can't count on us to say and do the right thing, how can they trust us in anything? That shatters our ability to have lasting, close relationships with others, and it grieves the Lord in a terrible way. Please, decide to always act with integrity.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 28-30.