DAILY DEVOTIONAL FOR TODAY, JULY 25, 2013
THE THREE-FOLD CORD OF INTEGRITY
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Ecclesiastes 4:12
I have had friends that have stuck with me through the greatest storms. Believe me, I couldn't have made it without their blessing and encouragement. But in the harshest onslaught of the enemy, when I couldn't tell friend from foe, it was the three-fold cord of the Spirit, the Son, and the Father which held me together--gave me the quality of unshakeability, also known as integrity.
"Wherefore we receiving a kingdom which cannot be moved, let us have grace, whereby we may serve God acceptably with reverence and godly fear:
For our God is a consuming fire" (Hebrews 12:27-29).
As you seek first the kingdom of God and his Righteousness, you will go through many trials and tribulations. For it is the nature of God to put his children through a process of testing; just as a precious stone must be tried in the fire, so, too, must the saints of God. Job said, "But he knoweth the way that I take: when he hath tried me, I shall come forth as gold" (Job 23:10).Yes, with Christ at your core, they will see Him in the fire of your affliction.
Today, we can go forth with power because we have the integrity to do so!
