FAITH CAPSULE: There is no one that is born with an upright heart.

Genesis 39, Psalm 112

If you have set your eyes on the things that are above you have set yourself to be upright before God. The word in Colossians 3:1-3 identifies what it takes to live upright, “If then you were raised with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ is, sitting at the right hand of God.Set your mind on things above, not on things on the earth. For you died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God.” The upright do not see as the world sees. Also the upright do not hear as the world hears because the mind of the upright is occupied with the things that are above and not with the things that are on earth which are the things that naked eyes cannot see. Living a life of the upright is the evidence of being faithful. The upright are God pleasers because faith is what pleases God.
Through the pages of the scripture it is clear that they delight in God’s command and that is why they are able to operate or live life by faith and in faith. For the upright, the fear of God is the root of all that make them up. With the upright light never fail to shine where ever darkness emerges or attempt to take over. According to the word of God, the upright are responsible, thoughtful, considerate and observant when it comes to guiding their affairs. Joseph is an example of an upright one that knows to guide his affairs by being responsible, thoughtful and considerate. What Joseph did was to restrain himself and not lay with the wife of his master. It is written, “…But he refused and said to his master’s wife, “Look, my master does not know what is with me in the house, and he has committed all that he has to my hand. There is no one greater in this house than I, nor has he kept back anything from me but you, because you are his wife. How then can I do this great wickedness, and sin against God?” (Genesis 39:8-9) Joseph considers the act of lying with his master’s wife as great wickedness. Joseph flees from acting in the way of the people down here on earth.
Being an upright does not deny man from experiencing the challenges of evil. However, one that is steadfast in uprightness excels in overcoming the challenges of the wicked world.  
There is no one that is born with an upright heart. One that makes the choice to set heart on things that are above settles in the fear of God. Among the blessings that presents in the life of those that fear God is, “The fear of the Lord leads to life, and he who has it will abide in satisfaction; and he will not be visited with evil.” (Proverbs 19:23) Fear God and live upright.
 
Prayer for today: Ask God to help you become heaven focused and to be able to live the life of an overcomer.