Tonight we talked about cultivating relationships with people outside of our inner circle. I hit on how important our integrity is, how we are a witness to the Gospel of Christ simply by the way we live. We looked at Mark 12:2, a verse so potent I think it may become my personal prayer for this year.
They came to him and said, “Teacher, we know that you are a man of integrity. You aren’t swayed by others, because you pay no attention to who they are; but you teach the way of God in accordance with the truth…”
~ Mark 12:2
I love how Jesus’ life is a testimony to his integrity. I also love how it is clear to his audience that his integrity can’t be bought, not even by the social pressure to bow to the powerful. Finally, the people know that he teach the ways of God in accordance with truth, even when they would expect him to cave and forfeit his integrity. I want to be that man.
