My Daily Devotional

Be a Man of Character

“Good will come to him who is generous and lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.”
Psalm 112:5

During recent weeks and months, the television and newspapers have been full of government officials, religious leaders and others who have been discovered having stolen, committing adultery and doing other sins that have brought scandal and disgrace upon both their families and also the public trust. Although history tells us these acts have always been true in our past, the press has been much more readily in today’s society, to glamorize and bring it to the public’s attention. Throughout the Bible God gives us many scriptures that tell us that our sins will find us out, and in our world today this is proving to be so true. I like the scripture above which tells us that good will come to those who conducts His affairs with justice. It is so important that we always be fair and truthful in all that we do. I have always thought that our character and the trust that we develop with others, is one of the most important things that we can store up as treasures for ourselves. However, in the “dog eat dog” world today, man seems to always be looking out for themselves, without any regard for the welfare of others, and their character is being lost. The Bible tells us to humble ourselves to others, and to love others as we love ourselves, but so often we see others wanting to “get” instead of “give” to others. With the attitude that so many people have in this regard, it is no wonder that our society is turning from God, as we are disregarding God’s teaching, and the sins that people are doing are being found out and uncovered. I believe it is important, more so than at any other time in our history, to begin to return to the wisdom found in our Bibles, and to think before we act. We need to think about others, before we think about ourselves.

(Many of my readers have asked if my Daily Devotionals have been published and if they could purchase them. The Devotionals I am posting are from My Daily Devotional Volume III which was published in 2009 and can be purchased at amazon.com or from me at robbrock@comcast.net)