About honesty, holiness, and sincerity…
2 Corinthians 1:12 Now this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have
conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in our relations with you, in the
holiness and sincerity that are from God. (NIV)
Nothing reveals the extent of God at work in your life more than honesty. Honesty
revealing God's love works in you and honesty shines His love out from your life and
heart. Holiness begins with honesty before God, with honesty before others, and with
honesty before yourself as you look in the mirror. Being honest brings on holiness and
honesty maintains holiness. Being honest does not mean you are confrontational or hurtful
in any way. Being honest with God, with others, and with yourself, is the great insulator
that keeps the evil of lies away from relationships of every kind. Honesty permits the
awesome truth of God to prevail in every part of life. Honesty keeps the heart pure and
full of the presence of God. The temptations of the world assail the honest heart, but the
prayers of a humble person reduce the temptations to nothing. Honesty brings out the
purity of your heart, for when you see injustice you want to right the wrongs. Honesty
permits you to look in the mirror and see the parts of your life that need to be changed,
corrected, fixed, or banished. We can praise God He has given us a view of our lives so
that we can be honest. In dishonesty, in lies, and in deceit, there can be no change in
the heart, no correction in life, no fix to any problem, and no banishment of any sin.
Praise God we can see Him and know Him in truth. Praise God we can be honest.
