EMBRACING THE INTEGRITY OF CHRIST

♦ INTEGRITY is the Common Denominator that Sustains Every Other Principles for Living Effectively in Life.
-What this means is that without the Foundation of Integrity,all other principles will be Greatly Diminished and Unappreciated.

-INTEGRITY Basically means integrated around Principles,and maintaining Wholeness,Oneness with Self,and Seamlessness.
*it is from the same Latin Meaning of the Word Sincerity or "Sin cero" meaning without Wax,no Seams or Compartments,and All in One Piece.

-Also Integrity Generally means

1.Matching your Words with your Deeds and Allowing your Behavior to Mirror your Values.
*It Entails Consistency and Unwavering Adherence to Values and Beliefs.

2.Doing the Right things,for the Right Reasons,at the Right times.
*In the Words of OPRAH WINFREY,"Real Integrity is doing the Right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not"
*Do you Do what is Right when nobody is watching?Do you Stand up for what you Believe is Right even when faced with intense public pressure and Ridicule?

*How far are you willing to go in Doing what you feel is Right?
*We ought to Do what we Do Because it's Right,and not just because it's fashionable or Politically Correct.

-The Greatest Victory of Integrity is won in those Private Moments when no one else would know what we are Doing.

*In the Words of LA ROCHEFOUCAULD "Perfect Valor is to do without witness what one would do before all the World"

3.Being Honest,Dependable, Trustworthy,and a Person who is Loyal and Committed.

*When we Deal with a person of integrity,their honesty and Ethics can be trusted Unconditionally.

4.Having and Demonstrating the Character of Christ for the Whole World To See in All you Do.

♥Gal.4.19 - My little children, for whom I am again suffering birth pangs until Christ is completely and permanently formed (molded) within you,

♦ONLY JESUS CAN BE OUR PERFECT EXAMPLE OF UNFAILING INTEGRITY,AND AS WE KEEP BEHOLDING HIM,HIS INTEGRITY IS FORMED IN US AND REFLECTED THROUGH US TO CHANGE OUR WORLD.

♥Psalm 37:37 KJV
Mark the perfect man , and behold the upright: for the end of that man is peace.
-JESUS CHRIST is our Epitome of INTEGRITY and a Perfect Example of What an INTEGROUS Person is Like.Even His TUNIC was SEAMLESS AND IN ONE PIECE,that the Soldiers wanted a Piece of it for themselves.

♥John.19.23amp." Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, one share for each soldier, and also the tunic (the long shirtlike undergarment). But the tunic was seamless, woven [in one piece] from the top throughout."

-Embracing JESUS CHRIST as your LORD AND SAVIOR,makes Him Become your INTEGRITY,and your Power to THINK RIGHT,BELIEVE RIGHT,SPEAK RIGHT,DO RIGHT AND LIVE RIGHT in a Way that Pleases GOD.

⚫THE INTEGRITY OF MAN WILL FAIL US,BUT CHRIST INTEGRITY WILL NEVER FAIL US.

-My Own Integrity Can be Questionable,but the Integrity of CHRIST IN ME Can Never Be Questioned.

♥2 Corinthians 13:5 KJV
Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in you, except ye be reprobates?

⚫THE QUESTION OF UNFAILING INTEGRITY IS THIS "IS CHRIST LIVING IN YOU AND ARE YOU LIVING THROUGH HIM?"

♥1 John 4:9 KJV
In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him.

♦ INTEGRITY Should be your Everyday Choice and Way of Living as a Righteous Child of God.
-Unfailing Integrity is the True Source of Personal Security, fearlessness, and Confidence for Daily Living that Comes When Christ takes Preeminence in your Life.

♥Colossians 3:16 KJV
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

-When you Build your life based on the Principle of the Word of His Integrity,you will not easily succumb to the Seductive Sirens of an Easy Morality of the Wisdom of the World.
-Rather, you will be Committed to "CHOOSING THE HARDER RIGHT THAN THE EASIER WRONG" as the WORD OF CHRIST Dwell Richly in your HEART.

♥Colossians 2:8 KJV
Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

-In Conclusion,when you are "AT ONE WITH GOD'S WORD" in Every Decisions and Actions you Take in Life,you are Certainly Embracing the Unshakable Integrity of JESUS CHRIST.

BE BLESSED AND PROSPER IJN.Amen.