INTEGRITY IS A PROTECTION

Integrity is one of the great preservatives for the peril of our times.

Psalm 25:21, “Let integrity and uprightness preserve me.”

Psalm 26:11, “But as for me, I will walk in my integrity.”

Psalm 41:12, “As for me, you uphold me in my integrity.”

Integrity is a very precious jewel to those who realize its worth.

HOLD FAST YOUR INTEGRITY

Job confesses, “Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me.” (Job 27:5) What a powerful declaration to come from a man who was suffering such a vicious attack from Satan. God himself testifies about Job to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, one who fears God and shuns evil” And still he holds fast to his integrity, although you incited me against him to destroy him without cause.”

Oh how tempting it is to compromise integrity, even just a little, to get a good business deal, to get off a speeding ticket, or to squirm out of a criticism you may have spoken about someone. You desperately want to save your own face. Multitudes compromise integrity every day to get their way in law suits, Politics has now become a dirty word for lack of integrity. We are living in a world where compromise is considered a normal way of living.

All I can say is this: if you have to compromise, even a little, make sure it is not your integrity. Do not throw integrity to the wind, no matter what you may have to lose to maintain it. To throw away your integrity is almost the same as throwing away your soul.

Most of us have let integrity slide in one way or another at some time in our lives. It’s not to late to repent, ask for forgiveness, and pick it up again.

COLIN CAMPBELL

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