For His Name Sake

God’s name is bankable.

He cannot deny Himself, His character, or the essence of who He is.

If He calls us to walk in righteousness, then He will make a way for us to do so.

There’s no such things as “God’s Word doesn’t work.” Or “Prayer doesn’t work.”

We just have to do the work and lean into Him. Day after day, time after time.

We give up to easily sometimes.

But the Lord is our Life Guide. Talk about a “spirit guide!”

We have the Creator of all!

And His plan is to lead us in right thinking, justice, doing well and good.

In fact, He gives us His righteousness since it’s impossible to achieve it on our own.

One definition of righteousness goes like this:

 

“Righteousness is the state of moral perfection required by God to enter heaven.”

From About Religion.

 

We’re stuck, really. We cannot do anything good or right without Him.

We have no ticket into heaven without Him.

But He, the Father, is a perfect leader.

This is us:

” But we are all like an unclean thing,

And all our righteousnesses are like filthy rags;

We all fade as a leaf,

And our iniquities, like the wind,

Have taken us away.”

Isaiah 64:6

But this is who He is and what the Lord promises us!

And the work of righteousness will be peace,

And the service ofrighteousness,

quietness and confidence forever.

Isaiah 32:17

How do we get it?

I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,

My soul shall be joyful in my God;

For He has clothed me with the garments of salvation,

He has covered me with the robe of righteousness,

As a bridegroom decks himself with ornaments,

And as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

Isaiah 61:10

What a lovely verse.

God Himself gives us His righteousness.

Newsflash: We have none of our own. Not worthy of heaven anyway.

Doesn’t matter how good we want to be. Our intention.

What matters is if we can humble ourselves and receive His righteousness.

So for His name sake, Love, Goodness, Holiness, He leads us in the way of right thinking. Which include love and justice.

Early in my writing career, I was on the phone with another writer farther down the publishing road than I and she spent a good deal of our conversation gossiping and complaining about other people.

I felt slimmed. After the call, I tried to go back to work and I just couldn’t focus. My emotions were all out of sort.

I got on my little keyboard and just started to worship the Lord.

I’m not a fancy keyboardist but I knew enough to play a melody that allowed me to sing from my heart to the Lord’s.

As I did, He began to wash me in His righteousness. With peace.

And I heard His voice.

“I”ve looked over the whole earth and there is no one like you.”

I was taken aback. “What?” Surely there’s someone like me.

But the truth is, I’m completely unique.

No one else has my genes and DNA.

And the Lord was saying, “I must have you.”

Talk about a path of righteousness! The Lord was affirming my right thinking.

He changed my emotions, my thoughts as I worshipped.

A well meaning friend sent me down a dark path.

But a few minutes with Jesus set me aright. I was cleansed.

Do you need some direction? Some “right thinking?” Some washing?

Seek Him.

He will lead you. He cannot deny Himself.

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