Honest to God.

It is evident if you read the Bible that God expects us to be honest.

The Ten Commandments, passages of the Law, the Prophets, John the Baptist, and Jesus himself exhort us to deal honestly with our brothers and sisters.

This is an obvious expectation.

And yet who is honest in our world?

Employers cheat their workers and demand unpaid overtime.

Rich corporations pay no tax.

Everyone cheats everyone else.

Reality T.V. indulges in back stabbing and evil.

We must compete.

We must win.

   

The decline in religion has seen the demise of ethics in our world.

Governments turn a blind eye to corruption.

The media has no respect for the truth.

Politicians make excuses for blunders.

Plutocrats deny wrongdoing and exploitation.

We are told to lie.

We are told to be selfish.

It's dog eat dog.

And good guys come last.

The more fear we feel the more evil appears in our world.

But faith allays our fears.

God provides.

God is good.

And God expects us to be honest.  

 

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