APPRECIATE INTEGRITY

While we were seeking landed properties for the ministry about eight years ago, we spotted one not too far from the rented property we were using. I eventually got the opportunity to see the owner of the land.

While we spoke and interacted about his property, he said to me, “If not that your father is not a greedy man, you should not be looking for land at all for your church. He could have amassed so much for himself”. I understood perfectly what he was talking about. He did not have to say much.

We are in a society where men of integrity are no longer appreciated. But when you notice anyone who stands for what is right and lives in integrity, make sure you appreciate them.

One of the blessings that man must leave for his children is ‘a good name’. A good name is a blessing.

Proverbs 22:1 NIV

A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.

We are in a generation that says funny things like, “I would rather cry in a Range Rover than be happy on a motorcycle”. It is weird.

Ecclesiastes 7:1b MSG

A good reputation is better than a fat bank account…

The songs of a generation speak of the spirit of that generation. We now have songs that promote and celebrate questionable and ungodly things like rituals, theft, cheating and all sorts of vices. Why are we surprised by the strange things we then hear?

Listen beloved, there is a powerful scripture tucked away in the book The Second Kings, it says:

2 Kings 12:15 NLT

No accounting of this money was required from the construction supervisors, because they were honest and trustworthy men.

Did you see that? Let’s see it in the International Children’s Bible:

2 Kings 12:15 ICB

They did not make the men tell how the money was spent. This was because the men were honest.

Can you be this honest?

Can you be this reliable?

temilOluwa Ola, Eruwa