I Will Walk
With Integrity Of Heart
Within My House
I
will sing of loyalty and of justice; to you, O LORD, I will sing. I will study
the way that is blameless. When shall I attain it?
I
will walk with integrity of heart within my house; I will not set before my
eyes anything that is base.
I
hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me. Perverseness of
heart shall be far from me; I will know nothing of evil.
One
who secretly slanders a neighbor I will destroy. A haughty look and an arrogant
heart I will not tolerate.
I
will look with favor on the faithful in the land, so that they may live with
me; whoever walks in the way that is blameless shall minister to me.
No
one who practices deceit shall remain in my house; no one who utters lies shall
continue in my presence.
Morning
by morning I will destroy all the wicked in the land, cutting off all evildoers
from the city of the LORD.
Although David made some
terrible choices in his life, he resolved to live blamelessly. His integrity
would being in the privacy of his own home and extend
to his choice of colleagues and friends. David’s integrity led him to respect
the life of his sworn enemy – King Saul.
As followers of Jesus, we are
called to walk in integrity and to maintain a clear conscience. When we honor
our commitments to God and to others, we will walk with fellowship with God.
Our integrity will guide us and help us walk securely.
There is no better test of a man’s integrity than his
behavior when he is wrong.
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