The Benefits Of Integrity
28 So we are made right with God through faith and not by obeying the law.
Romans 3:28 [NLT]
5 Ways Integrity Elevates Your Life.
1. Integrity Protects Us.
9 Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but whoever takes crooked will be found out.
Proverbs 10:9 [NIV]
1 As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received.
Ephesians 4:1 [NIV]
7 He holds success in store for the upright, He is a shield to those whose walk is blameless, 8 for He guards the course of the just and protects the way of His faithful ones.
Proverbs 2:7-8 [NIV]
1 In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
Job 1:1 [NIV]
10 “Have you not put a hedge around him and his household and everything he has? You have blessed the work of his hands, so that his flocks and herds are spread throughout the land.”
Job 1:10 [NIV]
2. Integrity Gives Clear Direction To Unclear Decisions.
3 The integrity of the upright guides them, but the unfaithful are destroyed by their duplicity.
Proverbs 11:3 [NIV]
8 A double minded man is unstable in all His ways.
James 1:8 [KJV]
2 Everything that is hidden will be found out, and every secret will be known.
Luke 12:2 [CEV]
16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves before you. 17 If we are thrown into the blazing furnace, the God whom we serve is able to save us. He will rescue us from your power, Your Majesty. 18 But even if he doesn’t, we want to make it clear to you, Your Majesty, that we will never serve your gods or worship the gold statue you have set up.”
Daniel 3:16 [NLT]
3. Integrity Has A Lasting Impact.
1 A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold.
Proverbs 22:1 [NIV]
1 A good name is better than fine perfume…
Ecclesiastes 7:1 [NIV]
7 The righteous lead blameless lives; blessed are their children after them.
Proverbs 20:7 [NIV]
4 “Walk before Me faithfully with integrity of heart… 5 I will establish your royal throne…”
1 Kings 9:4-5 [NIV]
7 In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity…
Titus 2:7 [NIV]
4. Integrity Produces Inward Peace.
2 He who walks blamelessly and does what is right… 5 …shall never be moved.
Psalm 15:2, 5 [ESV]
1 Vindicate me, Lord, for I have led a blameless life…
Psalm 26:1 [NIV]
2 It is in vain that you rise up early and go late to rest, eating the bread of anxious toil; for he gives to his beloved sleep.
Psalm 127:2 [ESV]
7 When the Lord takes pleasure in anyone’s way, He causes their enemies to make peace with them.
Proverbs 16:7 [NIV]
5. Integrity Leads To Eternal Reward.
21 “His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things.Come and share your master’s happiness!’”
Matthew 25:21 [NIV]
23 May God himself, the God who makes everything holy and whole, make you holy and whole, put you together - spirit, soul, and body - and keep you fit for the coming of our Master, Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 5:23 [MSG]
10 The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.
John 10:10 [NIV]
24 I consider my life worth nothing to me; my only aim is to finish the race and complete the task the Lord Jesus has given me — the task of testifying to the good news of God’s grace.
Acts 20:24 [NIV]
7 I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.
2 Timothy 4:7 [NIV]
