Wednesday, September 27, 2017

 
 
Devotional for Wednesday, September 27, 2017
“Righteousness Walks Before God”
 
 
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by Dona Hake
 
 
 
Psalm 85:10-13 (CEB)
Faithful love and truth have met;righteousness and peace have kissed.
Truth springs up from the ground;righteousness gazes down from heaven.
Yes, the Lord gives what is good,and our land yields its produce.
Righteousness walks before God, making a road for his steps.
 
 
God desires that we live and walk by His truth and His truth alone. Our walk with Him must be led by the light of His righteousness. Many times the way of the Lord will be narrow, and sometimes even unpopular. I remember a quote that I used to have hanging on a poster in my high school classroom. It said:
 
“What is popular is not always
right, what is right is not
always popular.”  
 
Many time popular trends can lead, pull and tug at our hearts.   May we determine that the way of the world will not dictate the paths that we choose to walk on.   Also, may we seek Him for the courage and strength to walk on right paths that are not popular in the world’s eyes.   God blesses the paths that He desires that we walk in.  As we seek His righteousness He WILL make a place for us to stand, He’ll make a road for our steps to walk upon firmly!
 
 
He desires to perfect all things that concern us. As we turn our hearts toward Him I believe He will cause us to see and discern when we are not on the right path.  One of the secrets to knowing we are always walking in the Lord’s foot steps, is staying aware that we are not walking in our own ability nor thinking our own thoughts, but rather drawing upon the wisdom and grace that flows from above.  We must purpose to draw upon the mind of Christ in our prayers, our words, and our actions. I remember many years ago the popular saying “What would Jesus do?” It was popular to wear bracelets that had imprinted upon them WWJD, and they were worn as a constant reminder of this truth. I loved this because it really did make you stop and ask yourself that question…”What would my Lord do in this situation?”
 
Today may we look to Him for His loving guidance, and His loving kindness in our lives. May we release our faith that He will speak to us and cause others to see His love in our lives. Help us Lord to hear with expectant hope what You  desire to speak to our hearts.