"Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile! Nathanael saith unto him, Whence knowest thou me? Jesus answered and said unto him, Before that Philip called thee, when thou wast under the fig tree, I saw thee" (John 1:47-48).
In Proverbs we read, "A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold" (Prov. 22:1).
Our word ought to be more valuable to us than gold. But sadly we live in a world that values money and material possessions more than their personal integrity. People today will not only lie, steal and cheat to get ahead, but they will do all these things and expect for God to give them His blessing. He will have to violate his own word to do so and he will not. Although many today may not value being men and women of integrity, God sure does. And what the God who holds our breath in his hands knows about us ought to matter to us more than anything in this world. Jesus said of Nathaniel, "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile (deceit)!" What does Jesus see in you? Be a man, be a woman of integrity. It's worth more than gold.
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