What we do springs from who we are

Morning: Psalms 30, 32; Ezra 4:7, 11-24; Philemon 1-25

Evening: Psalms 42, 43; Matthew 12:33-42

Telling children to “behave” is pointless if you don’t nurture them in an environment that embodies and fosters goodness.  So, when you say, “be good”, you point towards a more helpful path.  No-one becomes good by “doing good”; what we do springs from who we are.  In common speech, “be good” actually means “behave” or “do good”, but we cannot act outwardly in a way that is out of character with our being, which is our essential character.  Our actions flow from that.  Strong character >>> integrity.  Weak character >>> chaos.