SCRIPTURE
EXODUS 18:21; LEVITICUS 19:11,35-36; DEUTERONOMY 16:20; JOSHUA 14:7-9; 1KINGS 3:6; 2KINGS 12:15; NEHEMIAH 13:13; PSALMS 7:11,17:1,36:10,37:37; PROVERBS 2:7, 4:24,11:1,12:17,19:1,24:26,28:10,23; ISAIAH 33:15-16; AMOS 5:10; MICAH 7:2; MATTHEW 7:12,22:16; LUKE 8:15,16:10, 20:20, ROMANS 12:3; 2CORINTHIANS 4:2,6:8; PHILIPPIANS 4:8; COLOSSIANS 3:9-10; 1THES 2:10
APPLICATION
From how we handle our money and our dealings with men, to our relationship with God, honesty is commanded by the Lord. We as His children are to be consistently honest from a pure heart. God Himself embodies this; even His name, I AM, is pure honesty. He is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
Satan knows that any dishonesty in our lives will eventually be exposed, ruining the effectiveness of our witness and causing division. He desires to sidetrack the work that God has prepared for us to do. Satan works hard to tempt us to be ,dishonest, and then to expose us!
An honest life is consistent with God’s image in us, best for ourselves and for the Gospel.
STUDY
Who is to be Honest?Exodus 18:21; Lev 19:11,35-36; Deut 16:20; Josh 14:7; 2Kings 12:15; Psalm 37:37; Prov 4:24; Isaiah 33:15; Matt 7:12,22:16;Luke 8:15;Rom 12:3;Col 3:9;1Thes 2:10
What responsibilities will God give you when you are Honest?Exodus 18:21; Deut 16:20; Joshua 14:7; 2Kings 12:15; Neh 13:13; Isaiah 33:15-16; Luke 8:15,16:10; Col 3:9-10
Where is Honesty important? Deut 16:20; 1Kings 3:6; 2Kings 12:15; Neh 13:13; Pro 11:11,12:17; Luke 16:10; 2Cor 4:2
Why is it important to be Honest? Deut 16:20; Josh 14:7-9; Neh 13:13; Psalm 7:11, 37:37; Pro 2:7, 11:1, 19:1, 24:26,28:10,23; Isaiah 33:15-16; Luke 8:15, 16:10; Rom 12:3; Col 3:9-10; 1Thes 2:10
When is it hard for you to be Honest? Exodus 18:21; Joshua 14:7-9; 2Kings 12:15; Neh 13:13; 2Cor 4:2,6:8; Col 3:9-10
How does this apply to your life?
What is your prayer?
Your Scriptural Weapon:
Do not lie to each other, since you have taken off your old self with its practices and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. (Colossians 3:9-10)