Saturday, September 20 || INTEGRITY VERSUS DISHONESTY

Honey Drops for Every Soul
Sep 20
2 min read

“... Who may stand in His holy place? He who has clean hands and a pure heart. ...” - Psalm 24:3,4

Five weeks short of his retirement from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Robert Philip Hanssen was forced to come to terms with his double life. He was caught red-handed on February 18, 2001, hiding a plastic garbage bag full of classified US documents destined for Moscow. A person who was supposed to have been catching Russian spies, was arrested on charges of selling US secrets to Moscow for $ 4 1.4 million in money and diamonds! He was regarded as a good father, a good husband, a good professional and a good son. He attended Sunday morning worship services at the same church where his boss went. On his arrest, his mother said, “He has always been very honest and upright. I do not understand how he could be doing so!” Yes, Hanssen was in the perfect position to spy on his country. In 25 years he rose through the ranks of counter intelligence agents in FBI. He compromised every important human electronic penetration of Russia for the past 15 years. Everyone who knew Hanssen expressed astonishment. (Source: Born to Grow –P.Abraham)

Dear friends, dishonesty is an inborn trait.  We may go to church, pray, fast and do good deeds.  But how is our private life?  Daniel did not live by a double standard.  His enemies could not frame any charges against him on any grounds, however hard they tried.  How about us?  Do we play a double game? Let us keep in our minds that on the Judgment day, we have to stand before God and give account.  If we have cheated others so far, let us confess them to God, and restitute with others what we have done.

PRAYER: Father God, I may cheat others and even escape the law. But let me remember that I can’t deceive You and I have to give account to You for everything. Let my hands be clean. Let me not even dream of cheating anyone in any matter whether big or small. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen.

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