Ps.15:1-5
Integrity is defined as the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles. A person of integrity is a person regarded as honourable, a man of his/her word.
As children of God, we must strive to become like Jesus our Saviour, the man of integrity. Integrity stands a person out among the crowd, setting them apart for honour. Integrity is a combination of honesty, strong moral principles, consistency, wholeness of purity and without any shred of corruption. It is the ability to stand firm at all times regardless of circumstances or situation that may arise, Ps.15:4 describes a person of integrity thus
“They will despise evil and evil workers while commending the faithful ones who follow after the truth. They make firm commitments and follow through, even at great cost.”
As Christians, one important element we must have is stability of minds as our Lord who despite the pain He would suffer to purchase salvation for humanity kept the faith to the end. Unfortunately, today, many Christians find it difficult to keep their promises nor stand by their commitments, advancing one excuse or the other. It is even sad that ordinary time keeping is a problem for many, so we keep coming late for church services and activities, but never to work or parties, sadder still is that some churches have joined the bandwagon, for example an event starting at 4pm will be advertised as starting at 2pm thus making allowance for lateness, the unfortunate truth is that all these are clear indication of lack of integrity!
As we walk with the Lord, one of the most important things we must imbibe if we hope to see Him on the last day is integrity, and that must be clearly seen not by God alone, but by men. A man without integrity cannot win the battles of life nor positive landmark experience because he is unstable in all his ways.
Our Heavenly Father is integrity personified, therefore, we must strive to be as He is.
Num.23:19
“God is not a man, that He should tell or act a lie, neither the son of man, that He should feel repentance or compunction [for what He has promised]. Has He said and shall He not do it? Or has He spoken and shall He not make it good?”
Can men vouch for your integrity?
