Always do the honourable thing - All The Word for Today Daily Devotionals for 2026

2 Corinthians 8:21 NLT

In an extensive opinion survey from 1991 called The Day America Told the Truth, James Patterson and Peter Kim reported these startling findings. Only 13 per cent of those interviewed believed that all Ten Commandments are still binding and relevant today. Ninety-one per cent admitted that they lied regularly, both at home and at work. Most workers admitted to skiving off an average of seven hours a week.

About half of the workforce admitted they regularly called in sick, even when they felt well. When they were asked what they would be willing to do for ten million dollars, 25 per cent said they would abandon their families, 23 per cent said they'd be willing to work as a prostitute for a week, and 7 per cent said they'd be willing to murder a stranger!

And should you conclude that those surveyed are the unsaved and the unchurched, Doug Sherman and William Hendricks surveyed Christians and found that they were almost as likely as unbelievers to do these things too. They admitted to stealing in the workplace, falsifying their tax returns, and selectively obeying the laws.

Paul wrote to the Corinthians: 'We are careful to be honourable before the Lord, but we also want everyone else to see that we are honourable.' Then he wrote to the Christians in Rome: 'Don't copy the behaviour and customs of this world, but let God transform you into a new person by changing the way you think. Then you will learn to know God's will for you' (Romans 12:2 NLT). So always do the honourable thing.

Soul food: Luke 7:48-50; Rom 5:8-10; Gal 2:16