in an age of growing disillusionment with leadership, it is encouraging to note that God ‘shows no partiality and accepts no bribes’. Strange that deceit has such a powerful pull on our human nature. I confess to having been tempted to cheat in my past, and historically there have been times when I have done so. I am not proud, but it took some years of walking with Jesus to discover that He wanted me voluntarily to let go of everything apart from my desire for Him.