I have seen them come and I have seen them go, and those that come and stay a while and honestly confess their faults, I have seen, God withholds no blessing.
There is something of a freedom in honesty that so many people never take a chance on. Oftentimes, it’s when we hit rock bottom that we finally realise that God is saying to us, “Be honest.”
Until we’re honest we sometimes don’t comprehend how many things we’ve let slide. But when we enter a program that demands rigorous honesty, it is both brutal and beautiful — brutal in the way it crushes our sinful pride; beautiful in the way God fashions a masterpiece from the ruins.
If only we can be honest, all things will be given unto us, for this is what putting the Kingdom and God’s righteousness is all about (Matthew 6:33).
But we need to be more than honest to prosper. We also need to be wise about when and how to deploy our honesty, for we cannot hurt others with our honesty. We need to learn to speak and do the truth in love.
Honesty is the cornerstone of Christ’s work in us, even as Jesus is the cornerstone through which our lives are to be built.
Honesty demands humility, it’s the basis of integrity, and it’s enabled by the fear of the Lord. There’s no higher ground than honest ground. Honesty is true worship.
God has purposed for the honest person their stake in life, and their life flourishes for their steadfast commitment to God.
And should a person be honest about things they ought not have done — though there are always consequences to live out — the best is yet to come for a person making good of their opportunity to set the record straight. Honesty for such a person is faith.
God will withhold no blessing from the honest person.
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