Proverbs 16:12
Kings detest wrongdoing,
for a throne is established in righteousness.
—Proverbs 16:12
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No matter what your title is as a leader—CEO, mother, father, elder, or manager—your role is established through righteousness. Keep eyes and ears open for wrongdoing within your circle of influence and do everything in your power to right wrongs.
Food for Thought
I was four years old and standing with my mother in the grocery checkout lane. A Pay Day candy bar set in a rack at my eye level. What else was a four-year-old to do? I took it. As soon as we were in the parking lot, I unwrapped it and began happily munching away. When my mother saw what her baby boy was enjoying she knew exactly what was up. What else was a mother to do? She blistered my bottom and after the sobbing had ceased, marched me back into the store to pay for the ill-gotten gain and apologize to the store manager.
The result of my mother’s diligence: a son who learned to despise stealing in it’s every form… and to this day, never regained a taste for Pay Day candy bars.
Next Steps
Do you know what’s going on in your own business, church and family? If not, pray that God will open and heighten your senses to your surroundings. Ask for the diligence and strength to weed out all wrongs and do everything in your power to correct them.
