Category Archives: Integrity
When leading others, be sure not to put a square peg into a round hole.
Train up a child in the way he should go [and in keeping with his individual gift or bent], and when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6, Amplified Bible (AMP) Whether you are a
When God needs you to, please be ready to act like Titus.
But God, Who comforts and encourages and refreshes and cheers the depressed and the sinking, comforted and encouraged and refreshed and cheered us by the arrival of Titus. – 2 Corinthians 7:6, AMP When we are down and depressed, God often comforts us one-on-one while we are engaged in scripture reading
God would be proud of you if you could earn the respect of a demon.
But [one] evil spirit retorted, Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you? – Acts 19:15, AMP Have you ever been paid a compliment by a demon? The Apostle Paul has, and it was one of the
Being faithful pays off.
The king, beside whom the queen was sitting, asked me, How long will your journey take, and when will you return? So it pleased [him] to send me; and I set him a time. – Nehemiah 2:6, AMP Being a
Be mindful of who you join forces with.
Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord. – 2 Chronicles 19:2, AMP In 2 Chronicles 18 we find Ahab, the wicked king of Israel, and Jehoshaphat, the righteous king of Judah, fighting together against the
God likes it when you choose not to brood.
And the patriarchs [Jacob’s sons], boiling with envy and hatred and anger, sold Joseph into slavery in Egypt; but God was with him. – Acts 7:9, Amplified Bible I was reminded of a great life lesson when speaking recently with a retired Army Colonel. During the conversation, the
God is serious about people keeping their promises.
It is on account of Saul and his bloody house… – 2 Samuel 21:1, Amplified Bible In Joshua 9, Joshua made perhaps the biggest mistake of his life. Before entering the Promised Land, God commanded the Israelites to utterly destroy
Why do you love God?
Oh, let him take it all… – 2 Samuel 19:30, Amplified Bible The story of David’s kindness to Mephibosheth in 2 Samuel 9 is a wonderful representation of God’s grace to the lost sinner. Many Christians are familiar with this
God isn’t real keen on slackness.
How long will you be slack to go in and possess the land which the Lord, the God of your fathers, has given you? – Joshua 18:3, Amplified Bible The Bible is saturated with promises made by God to the
It’s easy to stick with God on the mountaintop. Can you stick with Him in the valley?
And Peter remembered Jesus’ words, when He had said, Before a single rooster crows, you will deny and disown Me three times. And he went outside and wept bitterly. – Matthew 26:75, Amplified Bible We are no better than Peter.