If believers were simply living life as they should, it would create such public good that those around them would rejoice in their prosperity and success. Proverbs 11:11 tells us that believers should be blessing the city. How?

We can infer how they would be doing that from the rest of Proverbs. Their relationships would be marked by justice and fair dealing. In business they would be known to be smart but not ruthless, and people of high integrity. In civic life they would be the most generous and philanthropic with their assets, the most concerned that the poor and immigrants be lifted up out of poverty. The neighborhoods in which they lived would thrive, be great places to live, and not only for those who had the same faith. In politics they would never be vicious. If their community were attacked, they would never retaliate but would respond with forgiveness. They would also be known as peacemakers, doing everything they could to broker relationships and maintain peace among various communities and groups within the city. Finally, the strength of their family lives would be evident to all.

Is this how your city sees your Christian community?

Tim Keller, God’s Wisdom for Navigating Life: A Year of Daily Devotions in the Book of Proverbs (p. 329)