Devotional for Sunday, November 6, 2016
“What Is Integrity?”
by Dona Hake
What does the word integrity mean? Here is a definition I found for us to look at and ponder:
Adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty.
The state of being whole, entire, or undiminished:
Today we will meditate upon how our integrity which comes from following the Lord will guide us. First I would love for you to read this short quote as we think about our Lord guiding us in the ways and path of integrity.
“God shall be my hope, My stay, my guide and lantern to my feet.”
William Shakespeare
If God is our hope, He is always ahead of us. No matter what is going on wrong or if discouragement seems to be bringing us down, may we look to Him as our hope for tomorrow. If He is our stay, He is always all that we need in the present. He shall be the loving Anchor of our soul, and we shall not be moved. If He is our guide, He is all that we need while we are moving and if He is our lantern to our feet we will be moving in His divine direction. His light will go before us, and we will see that our path gets brighter and brighter as unto the noonday sun!
As we practice living, breathing and moving by the Spirit of the Living God we will be a people of integrity. As integrity becomes our desire, every breath we take, and all we do will be to glorify Him and only Him. From the depths of our being there will be a natural desire to please Him and do the right thing. Oh the beauty of walking in the integrity of our God!
I am going to share two versions of scripture from Proverbs 11:3:
New Life Version
“The honor of good people will lead them, but those who hurt others will be
destroyed by their own false ways.”
Amplified Bible
” The integrity of the upright shall guide them, but the willful contrariness and
crookedness of the treacherous shall destroy them.”
We thank you Lord that Your integrity shall guide us, and that integrity will also draw people to You! We praise You for being our Hope, our Stay, and the Lantern to our feet that we may exhibit integrity in our lives.