Joshua 7:21
When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
One of the codes of the royal ranger states; A royal ranger is honest. He does not lie, cheat or steal.
Honesty is one of the most undervalued moral value expected. Yet, is also the most essential pillar for leadership. How many nations are corrupt because the top brass is dishonest and profits from ill gotten gains, leading to many sub-ordinates and followers extorting bribes and illegal kickbacks.
Yesterday, I was very upset because I found out that a leader had dishonestly requested for 1 more item to be kept as spare, despite the instructions to only request according to the numbers of people who were entitled. Even though the act was corrected and individual talked to, I slept with an upset spirit.
I get really mad when one does not behave honestly and elects to cheat the system, especially when the system is the church and individuals are educated and from above average background. Deuteronomy 25:15 says, "You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."
How can we ever expect God to be for us if we seek out petty gains and cheat to benefit?
M.
17 September 2012
Cheater never prospers
Joshua 7:21
When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
One of the codes of the royal ranger states; A royal ranger is honest. He does not lie, cheat or steal.
Honesty is one of the most undervalued moral value expected. Yet, is also the most essential pillar for leadership. How many nations are corrupt because the top brass is dishonest and profits from ill gotten gains, leading to many sub-ordinates and followers extorting bribes and illegal kickbacks.
Yesterday, I was very upset because I found out that a leader had dishonestly requested for 1 more item to be kept as spare, despite the instructions to only request according to the numbers of people who were entitled. Even though the act was corrected and individual talked to, I slept with an upset spirit.
I get really mad when one does not behave honestly and elects to cheat the system, especially when the system is the church and individuals are educated and from above average background. Deuteronomy 25:15 says, "You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."
How can we ever expect God to be for us if we seek out petty gains and cheat to benefit?
M.
When I saw in the plunder a beautiful robe from Babylonia, two hundred shekels of silver and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”
One of the codes of the royal ranger states; A royal ranger is honest. He does not lie, cheat or steal.
Honesty is one of the most undervalued moral value expected. Yet, is also the most essential pillar for leadership. How many nations are corrupt because the top brass is dishonest and profits from ill gotten gains, leading to many sub-ordinates and followers extorting bribes and illegal kickbacks.
Yesterday, I was very upset because I found out that a leader had dishonestly requested for 1 more item to be kept as spare, despite the instructions to only request according to the numbers of people who were entitled. Even though the act was corrected and individual talked to, I slept with an upset spirit.
I get really mad when one does not behave honestly and elects to cheat the system, especially when the system is the church and individuals are educated and from above average background. Deuteronomy 25:15 says, "You must have accurate and honest weights and measures, so that you may live long in the land the LORD your God is giving you."
How can we ever expect God to be for us if we seek out petty gains and cheat to benefit?
M.
