On Life and Conduct

Proverbs 22
On Life and Conduct
 1 A good name is to be more desired than great wealth,
Favor is better than silver and gold. (New American Standard Bible)

Today, in my less than productive attempt at a cleaning spree, I ran across an old book “Freedom From Financial Bondage”, by Dwight Nichols. (FREEDOM FROM FINANCIAL BONDAGE How To Overcome Financial Frustration and Walk in God's Supernatural Provisions, A Biblical Guide for Managing Money & Possessions. Harrison House, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1995.)

As was my habit when dollar bills were more abundant, I found one as a page marker.

The marked chapter was Chapter 6, Honesty and Integrity, THE FOUNDATION FOR ALL GOD'S BLESSINGS and Proverbs 22:1 was one of the heading scriptures!!!

This past Sunday our Pastor spoke on the use of “justification” and “rationalization” to lessen our guilt for doing those things which we inherently know are wrong.

Today, I’m reading. “God wants you to be honest in your business and work affairs. Even the smallest dishonesty displeases God and is a sin (emphasis mine). In examining the stewardship principle in the Bible we read: Whosoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with very much. Luke 16:10 (NIV)."

Another of God's gentle reprimands!!!

I meet the secular world's guidelines for integrity; I don't steal, I don't lie, I provide service to my fellow man through my church, and when allowed, in my personal life. But as I glance through just one chapter of this book, I feel a calling to a higher standard.

The scriptures quoted, mostly from Proverbs and The Psalms, inspire me to do better.

Proverbs20 On Life and Conduct
7 A righteous man who walks in his integrity—
How blessed are his sons after him.

I truly believe that our actions can have an effect on the blessings available for those we love. This gives me the greatest reason to walk in honesty and integrity and to stand firmly on the Foundation for all God's Blessings!

May God Forever Be a Blessing in Your Life!!!