By now, most of you know that Tiger Woods has done a fair job ruining his image with poor choices and reckless behavior, but what you might not have thought about are those people who sponsor him, work for him or affiliated with him and what has happened to them.
I read an article recently about a whole industry that has been created because this type of moral-less behavior is so prevalent in our society amongst those in the spotlight. Its being called "Third Party Moral Auditors" and it may sound like a joke, but I assure you it is not!
Companies are spending big bucks to make sure that, the people they pick to be figureheads or brand champions of their organizations mind their moral "P's" and "Q's." In a nutshell they would hire people to investigate the activities of those people beforehand to determine whether or not they are at high risk for some embarrassing moral failure potentially costing them millions later.
This all is a little comical to me, considering that we live in a society where the idea of a moral law governing and guiding our lives is considered intrusive and restrictive on our human rights.
What they are all missing is that, someone cannot be guided by a contract or even a third party investigator, Jesus knew that it was truly about the heart of a person that would ultimately guide them to righteousness. The Scribes and the Pharisees tried this very thing, by placing rules and regulations around them so as to appear righteous but deep down inside they were empty and lost.
In Matthew 5:20, Jesus speaking to the people said, "...unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter the kingdom of heaven." What Jesus was saying is that, your heart must be right in order to be truly righteous. Our heart then becomes a moral compass that guides us towards right and wrong and if we focus on making the heart right, then there is no need for contracts, investigators or background checks to keep people heading in the right direction!
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