March 26, 2022 … Living With Integrity

Berry Patch Devotions in 2021 - Day 85 

Devotional Song: ... GO TO THIS LINK ...   Please take the time to take in song and lyrics from Joy Williams singing … Do They See Jesus In Me … poignantly singing of question all Christians need to answer with life choices that reflect Christlikeness.   

Competitive Integrity ... 

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Highlight Passage [Context]: … Proverbs 11:3 [NLT] …  

< Honesty (i.e., integrity) guides good people; … dishonesty destroys treacherous people.     

… Living with integrity or dishonesty; … we get to choose.

Highlight Passage [Context]: … Proverbs 11:1-3 [NLT] … USE THIS LINK … 

… God, thru Solomon, guides our lives to reflect honesty an integrity in the choices we make.     ===============  

Highlight Passage [Context]: … Proverbs 19:1 [NLT] … 

1 Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool. 

… God, thru Solomon, repeats His admonition to live a life of honesty and integrity.  

Highlight Passage [Context] … Proverbs 28:18 [NLT] … 

18 The blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed.  

… God, thru Solomon, promises blessing to those who live upright/honest lives.

Highlight Passage [Context]: … Matthew 5:37 [NLT] … 

37 Just say a simple, ‘Yes, I will,’ or ‘No, I won’t.’ Anything beyond this is from the evil one..  

… Jesus commands any disciple of His to make choices which reflect simple integrity.       

Highlight Passage [Context]: … 2Corinthians 8:21 [NLT] … 

21 We are careful to be honorable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honorable.  

… Paul exhorts fellow Christians to ALWAYS make choices which reflect Christlike integrity.      

My Devotional Journal: Today's Our Daily Bread author, Winn Collier… AT THIS LINK …  relates the story of Kenyan distance runner Abel Mutai, ahead by a significant distance in an international marathon, when he became confused and got off track; but his competitor in second place, Spanish runner, Ivan Anaya, who could’ve taken advantage and won the race, redirected the Kenyan, allowing Mutai to win the race (see photo), … exhibiting the integrity of character we all should have in life.  

And that’s the kind of honesty and integrity that God calls ALL of His disciples to have.  It’s what God, thru Solomon (see Proverbs repetitively above), calls our choices to reflect.  It’s what Jesus called His followers to show in our choices (see Matt 5:37).  And it’s what Joy Williams sings in the linked song; … i.e., for us to live lives for others to see Jesus in our choices.  

What kind of choices will we make today?  Will they be choices where others will see Christlikeness in our lives; or … NOT ???      

 

My THANKFULNESS: ... Oh, Abba Father, thank You, King Jesus, …giving me the model of Your integrity to live out in my choices today.      

My Prayer Today: Oh Abba Father, ... King Jesus, ... . I pray that all reading here will join me, …  to make choices today which reflect Your life, Lord.     Amen 

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