2 Corinthians 8:21; Providing for Honest Things
2 Corinthians 8:21 Providing for honest things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of men.
If I take out my watch to find what time it is, it will be of little use for me to look at it unless I am sure that it keeps good time. If it sometimes stands still for an hour or more and then goes on again; if it sometimes loses two or three hours a day by going too slow, or gains as much more by going too fast, then I cannot depend on it.
A watch that cannot be depended on is of very little use. It may have a beautiful gold case, it may be sparkling with jewels, yet it will be of no service to me as a watch unless I can depend on what it tells me about the time. We do not judge of the value of a watch by the kind of case it has, but by finding out whether it keeps good time.