Intentionally Living A Life of Integrity

UV3373/10000 Intentionally Living A Life of Integrity

He who walks righteously and speaks with integrity, who rejects gain from fraud and from oppression, who shakes his hand free from the taking of bribes, who stops his ears from hearing about bloodshed and shuts his eyes to avoid looking upon evil;

Isaiah 33 v 15

Oneness with God through Christ produces in us the desire to be one whole person with wholesome thoughts, emotions, actions, decisions and not a fraction- a person at war with his own spirit and soul. The uni-verse details principles of righteous living and righteous speech. Our words should be wholesome and helpful to others, not harmful, sarcastic, negative, hurting. In order to produce this kind of speech, we need to send every word we speak through a sieve of wisdom and allow ourselves to speak only such words that pass the test or the filter of the Holy Spirit. We should hate covetous or wrongful gain, refuse to take bribes. We should avoid violence and oppression of others. We should keep our eyes from seeing or enjoying evil like pornography as it corrupts the mind.

If we live in this manner, the Word promises that we would live on the “heights”. The Lord will defend us like a fortress built on rocks. Our needs would be met. Apart from promotion, protection and provision, we will move into a new paradigm of our relationship with the Lord, the divine, the infinite, the Almighty. We will be able to perceive and experience the Lord God in the beauty of His holiness and not just in the light of our own righteousness. He will be our Judge, Ruler, King and Savior. The enemy cannot plunder our lives and rob us of our peace.

My life this far is a testimony of the truth of the above uni-verse. As we praise Him, He raises us to new heights of experience in our lives. As we live a life inspired and equipped by the Word, we enjoy an amazing sense of security which nothing else (not wealth, fame, power, status, charisma, strength) can give. His word becomes our light, our oxygen, our armour, our sword, our food. Our faith requires us to live a life of integrity. Integrity is not an accident but a series of deliberate choices we make based on the guidance we receive from the word of God.