Saturday 20 October
Bible in one year: Psalms 88-90
IDENTIFIED BY GOODNESS & INTEGRITY
Memorise: The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit. Proverbs 12:5
Read: Proverbs 11:3-6
You can identify the righteous by his desires. Proverbs 11:23 says:
The desire of the righteous is only good: but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.
The thoughts, desires and motives of the righteous are always good. That is, they tally with the Bible. The righteous wants to be in power for the right reasons. He is appalled by the abuse of power by political office holders, as well as church leaders. He seeks to be in such a position to right wrongs, bring justice to the oppressed and create joy for many. The requests, thoughts and motives of the righteous are devoid of selfishness. When he makes a comment, it is not to spite anyone but to move people closer to God’s directive. And because his or her desires are always good and they agree with God’s desires, God easily grants both the wants and needs of the righteous. Sometimes, you wish someone who is not well disposed to you some evil; not the righteous! He seeks the good of everyone including his enemies. Even when people do something against him, he finds it difficult to accept the deed was deliberate as he will easily make excuses for them. Proverbs 12:5 says his thoughts are right.
Another thing that helps you to identify a righteous man is his integrity. The righteous is a man or woman of integrity. Proverbs 11:3 says the integrity of the righteous provides him with direction. Being someone who wants to please God, there are certain things he cannot do. Anything God will not be pleased with is a no-go area for him. Being a man of integrity, he states the exact time of his arrival in his office. In fact, everyone will strive to arrive before him knowing that he cannot alter his arrival time. He cannot also compromise the truth. He will not buy something for ₦100 and say he bought it for ₦500. He keeps his promises. His word is his bond. His relationship with the opposite sex is clean. He cannot take what does not belong to him. He has clean hands and a pure heart. Are you a man or woman of integrity?
ACTION POINT:
Ask God to help our leaders to be men and women of integrity in all aspects of life.
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