A good name is more desirable than great riches; to be esteemed is better than silver or gold. Rich and poor have this in common: The LORD is the Maker of them all. A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it. Humility and the fear of the LORD bring wealth and honour and life (Proverbs 22:1-4 NIV).
walking in integrity
We make plans and planning is good, however if we have no integrity in the way we operate, then what we do becomes futile. Futility becomes a function of how you operate if you factor integrity out of your life. This means that whatever you do becomes useless. However this does not mean that you are useless. God says that you are fearfully and wonderfully made (Psa 139:13), He says you are the apple of his eye (Zachariah 2:8), He also says you are his beloved (Song of Solomon 1:16). Therefore if God says this about you then why should you walk in the futility of your mind and not according to what God says?
Our sage, that is our teacher or the wise one who imparts knowledge to us, tells us that for us to develop integrity, which is walking in truth and being someone whose words can be trusted; we need the spirit of humility and the fear of the Lord. By developing these qualities we become people whose names are worth more than gold or silver.
Today develop a good name so that you can be a person of integrity and good works.
Read Proverbs 22.
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