Integrity Part 2
Over the past several years, America has been hit with a number of high-profile ethical lapses. These failures have involved business leaders, priests and pastors, politicians, as well as a four-star general in the military. Each one of these individuals were excellent in their field. Nonetheless, their moral choices revealed that no amount of “excellence” can overcome a soiled character.
If you are serious about integrity, then let me encourage you to regularly ask yourself these questions:
Have I been completely honest today?
Have I been met my financial obligations?
Have I acted in an appropriate way toward members of the opposite sex?
Have both my private and public life been above reproach?
Have I fulfilled my commitments without compromise and with a willing spirit?
Have I met with the Lord today?
Have I indulged in unwholesome thoughts or sexual images, or fostered uncharitable feelings toward others?
Have I harbored unconfessed sin or unforgiven hurts?
Notice 2 Corinthians 13:5 (The Message) with me, Test yourselves to make sure you are solid in the faith. Don’t drift along taking everything for granted. Give yourselves regular checkups. You need firsthand evidence, not mere hearsay, that Jesus Christ is in you. Test it out. If you fail the test, do something about it.
Billy Graham once wrote: “Integrity is the glue that holds our way of life together. We must constantly strive to keep our integrity intact. When wealth is lost, nothing is lost; when health is lost, something is lost; when character is lost, all is lost.”
This has been Pastor Michael Jackson of Janesville’s New Life Assembly of God with today’s LIFELINE!
- A free daily devotion by Pastor Michael Jackson of New Life Assembly of God church in Janesville, WI
