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Psalm chapter 26 verse 11

but as for me I shall walk in my integrity, redeem me, and be gracious to me.

We saw in Psalm 25, the importance of humility, now in song chapter 26, the importance of integrity.

This authenticity, holiness, purity, faithfulness.

A great word integrity that really sums up

all of these other things that we are authentically walking with God, pursuing Him, that our lives match our words,

that there is purity and

characterizes us that we are faithful and true people. Oh, I long for all of those things in my life and I'm guessing you do as well and see the relationship here

between that kind of walking integrity and the redemption and the grace of

God because that kind of integrity is not possible in and of ourselves.

Like we are not whole people, holy people, faithful, true people, authentic people in and of ourselves.

We are sinful people who are prone to be unfaithful in all

sorts of ways. We're prone to deceive. We're prone to not walk in holiness.

So how do we grow in integrity?

By the redeeming grace of God, Psalm 26, verse 11 says,

As for me, I shall walk in my integrity,

redeem me and be gracious to me.

So we pray, oh God, we want to be men and women, students, children of integrity today.

We want our lives to reflect ultimately the character of Christ.

We want to be faithful, people, we want to be true, people with our words and our actions.

And we don't want to be hypocritical, we want to be authentic, real. God, we want to be authentic, real.

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