To live a life that gives glory to God alone, we must study the Word and hide it in our hearts. We need to be diligent to abide in the Lord, pursue Him, and pursue His righteousness. When we abide in Him, we’ll yearn to spend time with Him, sit at His feet, and learn from Him. Understanding how to pursue righteousness starts here. Our Key text for part of 2024 and the scripture writing plan’s focus:
But you, man of God, flee from these things, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance, and gentleness.
1 Timothy 6:11
We are made righteous in the eyes of God by the blood of Jesus. Through His death and resurrection, and our acceptance of that free gift, our sins are forgiven and God sees us as righteous. This is called justification. Here’s another big word: sanctification. Sanctification means “set apart”. Those in Christ are set apart for God to live holy lives unto Him. But, sanctification is also a process— one of the continual work of the Holy Spirit in our lives to help us grow in the Lord and become more like Christ every day.
Pause for a minute with me, and take a look at the start of Psalm 1:1-2
1 How happy is the one who does not
Psalm 1:1-2
walk in the advice of the wicked
or stand in the pathway with sinners
or sit in the company of mockers!
2 Instead, his delight is in the Lord’s instruction,
and he meditates on it day and night.
As we pay attention to the progression in these verses, we see: walk, stand, and sit. We can truly live, only if we rely on the Holy Spirit and follow His guidance in our lives. And, that takes some good decision-making on our part as well. Let us make the decision to focus our heart on understanding the righteousness of God and how we make pursuing righteousness a lifelong goal.
See also: Understanding the Love of God – Pursue Godliness
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