February 8, 2006

[Rev. Doc]

To Be Honest

"Bloodthirsty men hate a man of integrity and seek to kill the upright."
Proverbs 29:10

When Fred Phillips, retired public-safety director and police chief of Johnson City, Tenn., was a regular police office, he and his partner pulled over an unlicensed motorist. They asked the man to follow them to the police station, but while en route they spotted a North Carolina vehicle whose license plate and driver matched the description in an all-points bulletin.

The officers took off in a high-speed chase, and finally stopped the wanted man's car.

Minutes later, as the felon was being arrested, the unlicensed motorist drove up. "If y'all will just tell me how to get to the station, I'll wait for you there," he said. "I'm having a heck of a time keeping up with you."

Prayer: Ask God to help you live a life of honesty, to it's fullest extent.

"I choose goodness... I will go without a dollar before I take a dishonest one. I will be overlooked before I will boast. I will confess before I will accuse. I choose goodness."
~Max Lucado

[Da Rabid Duckie]

That was definitely something that I needed to hear. Especially while studying criminal law, I see a lot of fluff and trumped-up charges, and that story was a simple reminder to just keep it honest. Thanks ^_^