Proverbs 11:3: The integrity of the upright will guide them, but the perversity of the unfaithful will destroy them.
Insight
This simply means that if a person wants to walk in the truth, if that is the desire of his heart, the spirit of God can be counted upon for guidance and direction. The other evening I talked with a young man who has the same problem that I had when I was going to school, which was finances. He asked me, “How do you tell the will of God; how do you know the way you should go?” My answer was this: “I had the same problem that you have. Always for me it narrowed down to only one way, and it would become very simple. The way that opened up was the way that I could go. If the door were closed, it was closed. If I didn’t have the money to go to school, I simply would not go. But it seemed the Lord would always open up just one door to let me go in. That happened to me again and again, and I always interpreted it as an open door from the Lord. I believe that if you mean business with God, He will open up the door. That has been my experience.” 1
Application
Integrity can not be bought but it can be stolen by foolish decisions. Think about the personal time and cost it took to gain all that integrity you value, then consider how quickly it can be lost, in one day, by the pursuit of justified compromise.
Motivation
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. Matthew 7:7
Biblical integrity is aligning our heart with the heart of Jesus in obedience. – TWEET IT
Prayer
Father, help me to learn of Your integrity, and to follow Your way of integrity.
1. McGee, J. V. (1991). Thru the Bible commentary: Poetry (Proverbs) (electronic ed., Vol. 20, p. 103). Nashville: Thomas Nelson.
