Walk in integrity and truthfulness...!

I Kings 9:4-5 NKJV

Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’

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Shalom! Day #162. Do you know that the Lord requires us to walk in the integrity and in uprightness of our heart? Let's pray. Father, let integrity be established in our hearts. Let us honor the word we speak and the promises we make to people. Help us to be truthful to our words. In Jesus name we ask and pray, amen!

A leader who does not honors their word is a useless leader. There's no integrity and truthfulness in him or her. Be it spiritual leadership or even the politicians, if you aren't a man of your word, people will not respect you at all. You promised one thing, but doing another thing. Sad to say that the believers and many Christian leaders are adopting this worldly symptom into their lives. For them it's like "it's okay what." You want people to respect you,  but you aren't showing them a good example to follow and at the end of the day the people,  the congregation loses their trust in you. Your talk and actions aren't the same. You still be able to rule, but according to all your devious ways and not God's ways. A person with integrity of heart and truthful will always have favor from people and God. If he's a believer, then God will cause him or her to prosper and to lead exceedingly excellent leadership.

In today's verse we see that God is telling to Solomon, "Now if you walk before Me as your father David walked, in integrity of heart and in uprightness, to do according to all that I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and My judgments, then I will establish the throne of your kingdom over Israel forever, as I promised David your father, saying, ‘You shall not fail to have a man on the throne of Israel.’" Promotion is from God. For us to continue to flourish and prosper in the things that the Lord has entrusted to us, we must walk in integrity and not be a doubled tongued person, and have an upright and truthful attitude and not a filthy and useless attitude. People must be able trust us. You must earn the Trust and respect of the people and not by forcing them to respect you. How do you walk in integrity and truthful?

1. When you promised something, better do it.

2. Be transparent and honest.

3. Remain humble and kind to everyone. If they hurt you, be kind to them, but if they hurt the church then you must take some action.

4. Lead by example. Be a servant leader and not a boss leader.

This is a few of the many other characteristics you must have. As you continue in this, God will continue to establish you in everything you do.

Proverbs 20:7 NKJV

"The righteous man walks in his integrity; His children are blessed after him."

Let this day be the day of the Lord!

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In His Majestic service,

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