Exposition:
Corruption is the wrongful use or misuse of influence (positional or material) to procure a benefit at the expense of other people. It includes bribery (giving, receiving, or soliciting anything of value to influence a decision), conflict of interest, nepotism, misappropriation, extortion and theft. If you look at Transparency International’s latest Corruption Perceptions Index, more countries are labelled as “highly corrupt” than not.
Corruption has become one of the single greatest obstacles to development around the world. As such, corruption has become a pervasive issue that every Christian must rise up against and stand for godly values, touching the country by the fire of the Holy Spirit because corruption is an evil desire. If Christians will rise and shun corruption, the light of Christ will permeate our society. After much prayers and fellowship, we must live by acting on God’s word to the world.
This song encapsulates the prayer of a Christian who seeks to be true every time:
Keep me true
Lord Jesus Keep me true
Keep me true
Lord Jesus Keep me true
There is a race I must run
And there are victories to be won
Give me power every hour to be true.