Quiet Time Notes
Notes from my daily Quiet Times with GodProverbs on Integrity (part I)
September 18th, 2011Previous | Next
Proverbs 19:22 - Poor person is better than a liar
Proverbs 20:17 - Gains by fraud ends up being worthless
The 1996 New York Times had a story on a golfer named Jeff Sluman.
- Jeff was playing in the Bay Hill Invitational and he hit his ball in the water.
- He then took a drop (drop your ball near the place it went in the water) and he added a penalty stroke
- During the night he began to question whether his drop was legal or illegal.
- He couldn’t sleep that night and the next morning called the golfing officials and told them what happen.
- Before the officials even made a decision, Jeff disqualified himself.
- Jeff said, “I’m not sure if what I did was right, and if I’m not sure then I couldn’t live with myself and keep playing. What if I won? It would be a curse.”
- In most sports today the rule is to see what you can get away with (as long as you don’t get caught then its O.K.)
- But for the person of integrity cheating/deceit is never okay (its never an option)
- Politicians break campaign promises continually
- Parents laugh at little “Billie” when he cheats at pin-the-tail-on-the-donkey)
- Businesses lie just to sale a product (on and on)
When someone is a person of integrity he/she is someone that has wholeness about him either.
- Many people in the world today are two-faced (their life doesn’t match their doctrine)
- Peer Pressure - Matthew 27:19-24
- Pilate lacked integrity, he made decisions based on what other people thought and said.
- He didn’t want to take responsibility
- Pride - Exodus 8:8-15
- Pharaoh wanted to be in control and not take advice from others
- In the end Pharaoh’s pride led to his firstborn son dieing (all the 1st born sons of Egypt)
Key Phrase: A poor person is better than a liar
