10/06/2026
Honesty and Integrity by Pastor Joseph Okeke
God's standard
Proverbs 12:22
"Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who deal truthfully are His delight."
Proverbs 11:1
"Dishonest scales are an abomination to the Lord, but a just weight is His delight."
God cares about honesty even in business and small things.
Leviticus 19:11
"You shall not steal, nor deal falsely, nor lie to one another."
Integrity in action
Psalm 15:1-2
"Lord, who may abide in Your tabernacle? Who may dwell in Your holy hill?
He who walks uprightly, and works righteousness, and speaks the truth in his heart."
Integrity = matching your inside with your outside.
Proverbs 10:9
"He who walks with integrity walks securely, but he who perverts his ways will become known."
2 Corinthians 8:21
"Providing honorable things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men."
Paul made sure even his finances were above board.
Titus 2:7-8
"In all things showing yourself to be a pattern of good works; in doctrine showing integrity, reverence, incorruptibility, sound speech that cannot be condemned."
God rewards integrity
Proverbs 20:7
"The righteous man walks in his integrity; his children are blessed after him."
1 Chronicles 29:17
"I know also, my God, that You test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness." – David
Job 27:5
"Till I die I will not put away my integrity from me."
Job refused to compromise even when everything fell apart.
New Testament call
Ephesians 4:25
"Therefore, putting away lying, 'Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,' for we are members of one another."
Colossians 3:9
"Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds."
Luke 16:10
"He who is faithful in what is least is faithful also in much; and he who is unjust in what is least is unjust also in much."
Integrity shows up in small decisions.