An OSU nursing student helped bring a man back from the brink of death while she was on spring break.
Michelle Sanker, a senior nursing student was on the beach in Puerto Rico when she heard that a man was found unconscious on a hotel employee's walkie-talkie. Instead of ignoring the radio and continuing to enjoy her spring break; she immediately ran to help. Using her nursing expertise she initiated CPR and saved the 68 year-old man. Michelle did the right thing, even though no one was looking. No one would have known if she just ignored the call for him.
The Bible clearly stresses the importance of living with character. God wants us to try to do the right thing, to live with integrity. A life verse of mine has been 1 Co 10:31, "Whether, then, you eat or drink or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." In all areas of life, we can choose to glorify God. Even when we are eating, when we are sleeping, at work or at home, in all things, in all ways Christians have the opportunity to bring glory to God.
Proverbs 22:1 says that "A good name is to be chosen over great wealth; favor is better than silver and gold." A man with good character is more important that all the wealth and riches this world has to offer. A man with a good name does not slack off as a lazy man would but instead works hard at everything he does. People around him can see his character. They can see God in Him because in all things that he does, he brings glory to God. Not glory to himself, but to God. A man of integrity does what is right even when no one is watching. A man if character has an audience of one, God. (Phil. 2:12-15, 1 Thes. 2:12).
A popular saying in recent years is “What would Jesus do?” Whatever you are doing today at work or at home, ask yourself if what you are doing brings glory to God. Are you living with integrity and doing what is right in the sight of the Lord God?
New American Standard Bible : 1995 Update LaHabra, CA: The Lockman Foundation, 1995.
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