Friday, July 25, 2025

"GOD IS: Righteous"

 

(PART 10 IN SERIES)
Deuteronomy 32:1-4 "Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O Earth, the WORD's of MY mouth. MY doctrine shall drop as the rain, MY speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our GOD. HE is the ROCK, HIS work is perfect: for all HIS ways are judgment: a GOD of truth and without iniquity, just and right is HE."
     Our GOD is "a GOD of truth and without iniquity" WHO is "just and right" (v.4). Yes, the GOD we serve is completely righteous -- HIS thoughts and actions are always perfect. Why ? HIS very nature demands conformity to that which is wholly right and true. Psalm 92:15 declares, "The LORD is upright. . .and there is no unrighteousness in HIM." Psalm 11:7 adds, "For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; HIS countenance doth behold the upright." GOD not only demands and loves that which is right and true, but HE is, HIMSELF, the very standard of righteousness.
     One way in which the LORD demonstrates HIS righteousness in relationship to mankind is through HIS justice. HE declares "righteous" all who have, by faith alone, received HIS love gift of eternal life. The righteousness of CHRIST has been credited to their account in the eyes of GOD the FATHER. The "unrighteous" are those who still stand before GOD in their own sinfulness and have not accepted HIS offer of salvation. Only a righteous GOD could implement perfect justice, and we can rest assured that even though the wicked may seem to prosper and the righteous may appear to suffer in this world, our perfect GOD will put all things right in the end (Revelation 16:4-7 pictured above). The upright will obtain HIS reward while the wicked will be punished. As those who have received GOD's gift of life and enjoy a relationship with HIM, we must, like CHRIST, live righteously in this evil world. Our perfect standard is the person of JESUS CHRIST and HIS revelation to us, the Bible. Never allow the culture to dictate what is "right." Give ear only to the ONE WHO is righteous (Jeremiah 23:6 pictured above) and follow HIM alone. MDC
Your servant in CHRIST,
Julie
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