OUR WALK WITH GOD,
WORD OF THE DAY:"HONESTLY"
Scripture reference: Romans 13:13:
"Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting (feasting, carousing, merrymaking
The opposite of honesty is dishonesty, or lying. It goes without saying, that whatever is not truth is a lie.
Honest people who are walking in truth, who are walking in the Lord, walking in the Word of God, will
Honest people do not hide under the cover of darkness before they "let down their hair" and sin. They
For example, honest people do not act all righteous and holy at church or in front of church people and
John 3:19, 20
" For everyone that does evil hates the light, neither comes to the
For every one that does truth comes to the light, that his deeds
Ephesians 5:11-12
"And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but
For it is a shame even to speak of those things that are done of them in secret."
Luke 8:17
" For nothing is secret, that shall not be made manifest; neither
Some people sin in secret, hiding from other Christians, and hiding from discovery. God can see us!!!!
Proverbs 9:17, 18
"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant.
Proverbs 27:5
"Open rebuke is better than secret love."
How do we walk honestly? See I Thessalonians 4:9-12
" And indeed you do it (have brotherly love) toward all the brethren
And that ye study ( to make it a point of honor) to be quiet,
That ye may walk honestly toward them that are without,
Let us walk honestly.
-Carol Kenreigh
after supper) and drunkenness, (mad with alcohol, strong drink) not in chambering (to lie
down in, a bed, couch, especially the marriage bed) and wantonness, (excess,
licentiousness, unrestrained, immoral;lasciviousness, inclined to lustfulness, lewdness)
not in strife (rivalry, contention; quarrelling ) and envying (jealous of another's
success, depreciation of his worth)."
God's Word declares of itself that IT is the truth. Let us walk honestly.
live out in the open. They are not afraid to live in the spotlight, where everyone has a clear view
of what they are doing.The light clearly illuminates their deeds. They will even come to the light to
become more mature as Christians.
are walking honestly as in the day.
then go home and then act like the devil. Honest people have no need to go over to the next town,
where no one knows them, to kick back a few beers or smoke a J, or to act lusty and wild.
Only liars say one thing and do another, such as these. God clearly wants us to live honestly
(graceful with propriety of outward conduct, with seemly deportment, and decency).
light, lest his deeds should be reproved.
may be made manifest, that they are wrought in God."
rather reprove them.
anything hid, that shall not be revealed."
You may fool others. You may be fooling yourself. But no one will ever fool God Almighty. Therefore,
it is better to be honest and live honestly, and get reproved, if you are wrong, than to live a secret,
double life and be found as a hypocrite, a false witness, or a liar.
But he knows not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in
the depths of hell."
but we beseech you, brethren, that ye increase (in love) more and more;
( to be over and above what is needed, overflowing, abounding)
(tranquil, in contrast to excited and unquiet bustle) and to do
your own business, (things) and to work with your own hands, as we commanded you;
(outside of the doors) and that ye may have lack of nothing."