<a target="_blank" href="https://www.buzzsprout.com/twilio/text_messages/1779779/open_sms">Send us a text</a>I am Marben Bland, Pastor of Greater Bethel AME – Athens with a living the word moment.   New York Times Bestselling Christian Author Bob Phillips wrote “Integrity is the first button on the shirt of character. If you get that button right, the rest of the character buttons will fall into place.”    While God’s command not to lie (Exodus 20:16) is listed as the ninth of the ten commandments integrity, operating within the boundaries of fact and truth is the bedrock of a functional society.  When the leader of a business, country or church lie, it distorts and numbs the truth causing the people to move beyond distrust to a disbelief of any official proclamation.  Science, fact, and Biblical teaching are discarded instead alternative facts, rumor, and conspiracy theories rule the day.  As the world continues to operate in the darkness of the lie, God wants his people to stand firmly in the sunlight of truth. Proverbs 10:9 tell tells us that “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely but whoever follows perverse ways will be found out.”For as Philippians 2:10-1 reminds us that every knee shall bow, and every tongue shall confess to the truth that Jesus Christ Is Lord.  For More Great Content Go To <a href="https://marbenbland.com/">Marben Bland.com </a>

Send us a textI am Marben Bland, Pastor of Greater Bethel AME – Athens with a living the word moment.   New York Times Bestselling Christian Author Bob Phillips wrote “Integrity is the first button on the shirt of character. If you get that button right, the rest of the character buttons will fall into place.”    While God’s command not to lie (Exodus 20:16) is listed as the ninth of the ten commandments integrity, operating within the boundaries of fact and truth is ...

Devotional: The Truth