God is Righteous and It Is His Gift to Us

Psalms 145:17-20 NKJV

The LORD is righteous in all His ways, Gracious in all His works.

18 The LORD is near to all who call upon Him, to all who call upon Him in truth.

19 He will fulfill the desire of those who fear Him; He also will hear their cry and save them.

20 The LORD preserves all who love Him, But all the wicked He will destroy.

Note the word all throughout the verses above. Not only is God righteous about everything He does and how He does it, He is gracious about it. We should never fear going to Him. In the end He will save us and put wickedness to an end.

Jeremiah 23:5-6 NKJV

"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; A King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 6 In His days Judah will be saved, And Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called:

THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.

This is talking of Jesus, who died on the cross for us. His blood allowed a cleansing no other sacrifice could. He is God and we should love Him and accept His gracious gifts.

Rom 9:30-33 NLT

Well then, what shall we say about these things? Just this: The Gentiles have been made right with God by faith, even though they were not seeking him. 31 But the Jews, who tried so hard to get right with God by keeping the law, never succeeded. 32 Why not? Because they were trying to get right with God by keeping the law and being good instead of by depending on faith. They stumbled over the great rock in their path. 33 God warned them of this in the Scriptures when he said, "I am placing a stone in Jerusalem that causes people to stumble, and a rock that makes them fall. But anyone who believes in him will not be disappointed."

We act much like the Jews did in the verses above. We work to keep to the rules of going to church, doing work in some ministry, giving our offerings and trying to be nice enough. This is not how we earn anything from God. We cannot earn anything from God. He is giving it all as a gift to anyone who accepts Him as His Word States. God’s plan is for us to realize that we can never be good enough on our own power and that we must depend on Christ. Be sure you are more dedicated to God than to His Law. Once you accept His Gracious Love, you will want to abide properly in His Law and use the help of the Holy Spirit to guide you for the rest of your life.

Ps 119:172 NLT

Let my tongue sing about your word, for all your commands are right.

Let this desire be your own. His Word is our weapon against the darkness of this world and it will lead us into the light where He can help us live a righteous life by the covering of His blood. Let God be foremost in your life and help you acquire His righteousness correctly.