People do NOT truly know what it means to be righteous. They think it has to do with being sinless, being upright, decent, honorable. While that maybe part of it, there is one key issue regarding righteousness. Read these passages then YOU tell ME what it means. It will answer a question, are you truly Righteous? Or simply saved by the blood of the Lamb. They are very two different things. I know many saved unrighteous people. Time to get real about our righteousness.
Matthew 6:33 Seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
Psalm 37:25 I have been young and now I am old, Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken Or his descendants begging bread.
Proverbs 10:3 The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
Matthew 6:1-2 “Beware of practicing your righteousness before men to be noticed by them; otherwise you have no reward with your Father who is in heaven. “So when you give to the poor, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be honored by men. Truly I say to you, they have their reward in full. 3 But when you give to the poor, do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing, 4 so that your giving will be in secret; and your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
Psalm 112
Blessed are those who fear the Lord,
who find great delight in his commands.
2 Their children will be mighty in the land;
the generation of the upright will be blessed.
3 Wealth and riches are in their houses,
and their righteousness endures forever.
4 Even in darkness light dawns for the upright,
for those who are gracious and compassionate and righteous.
5 Good will come to those who are generous and lend freely,
who conduct their affairs with justice.
6 Surely the righteous will never be shaken;
they will be remembered forever.
7 They will have no fear of bad news;
their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the Lord.
8 Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear;
in the end they will look in triumph on their foes.
9 They have freely scattered their gifts to the poor,
their righteousness endures forever;
their horn will be lifted high in honor.
10 The wicked will see and be vexed,
they will gnash their teeth and waste away;
the longings of the wicked will come to nothing.
Proverbs 11:24-25 Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything. The generous (Righteous?) will prosper;those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.
I'm going to allow the text to interpret the text. We can have all those things added unto us IF we seek first the Kingdom AND HIS Righteousness. A little heart check.
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