Christianity Oasis Forum

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April 8
Tuesday


INTEGRITY--
IS IT POSSIBLE?

READ:
Psalm 119:121-128
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Give me understanding,
that I may know Your
testimonies.
__Psalm 119:125
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Samuel DiPiazza, CEO of a major public accounting firm, co-authored a book on building trust in the business world. The book proposes a spirit of transparency, a culture of accountability, and a people of integrity. But in an interview in Singapore, he noted there is one thing the book cannot teach--integrity. "Either you have it or you don't," he said.

Is he right? In our world of shifting standards, can integrity be acquired by those who don't have it? The answer is found in our unchanging standard--God's word, the Bible.

David the psalmist did not head a multinational corporation. But he did rule over a kingdom, and he was serious about doing what was right. He recognized how easy it is to slide down the slippery path of unethical behavior simply because it seems advantageous.

So David asked God, "Teach me Your statutes" (Ps. 119:124). "Give me understanding," he said, "that I may know Your testimonies" (v.125). David hated "every false way," and based his life on the principle that "all Your precepts concerning all things I consider to be right" (v.128).

No one is born with godly character. But by studying God's Word and listening to His Holy spirit, we can learn to hate falsehood and love integrity. __C. P. Hia
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The measure of a man's character is what he would do
if he knew he never would be found out. __Macauley

************Today's Bible Reading __ Psalm 119:121-128************

121 I have done justice and
righteousness; do not leave
me to my oppressors. 122 Be
surety for Your servant for
good; do not let the proud
oppress me. 123 My eyes fail
from seeking Your salvation
and Your righteous word.

124 Deal with Your servant
according to Your mercy,
and teach me Your statutes.

125 I am Your servant; give
me understanding, that I
may know Your testimonies.

126 It is time for You to act,
O LORD, for they have
regarded Your law as void.

127 Therefore I love Your
commandments more than
gold, yes, than fine gold!

128 Therefore all Your
precepts concerning all
things I consider to be
right; I hate every false
way.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>INSIGHT<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Psalm 119 focuses on the power and primacy of the Word of God in
the heart of the child of God, approaching the subject from a variety
of angels. In today's Bible reading, the poet exposes the reader to
ways in which God's truth can help us when we are threatened.
His point? How we respond to those situations will be dramatically
impacted by our decision either to apply God's word or ignore it.
__ Bill Crowder