Tag: righteousness
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Do Not Cheat
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour’s service without wages, and giveth him not for his work.Jeremiah 22:13 This scripture made me to pause this morning. It caused me to reflect deeply. It is about a king of Judah who used free labour through…
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True Repentance
We acknowledge, O Lord, our wickedness, and the iniquity of our fathers: for we have sinned against thee.Jeremiah 14:20 True repentance starts with acknowledging our sins. If we brush over our wickedness and pretend we are good when we are not, how do we expect God’s forgiveness? A proverb says that you won’t be long…
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Disobedience is Due to Pride
Hear ye, and give ear, be not proud: for the Lord hath spoken.Jeremiah 13:15 This simple scripture provides a profound solution. When it is said that pride goes before the fall, it sounds cliche to some. However, the truth also is that obedience is the best solution to our problems. Why do I say that?…
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Does God Have Favourites?
Righteous art thou, O Lord, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of thy judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? wherefore are all they happy that deal very treacherously?Jeremiah 12:1 Can God be unrighteous in His judgements? Can He appear helpless to bring to justice to those who…
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Boasting in the Lord
But let him that glorieth glory in this, that he understandeth and knoweth me, that I am the Lord which exercise loving-kindness, judgment, righteousness, in the earth: for in these things I delight saith the Lord.Jeremiah 9:24 There is only one reason to boast: that you are saved and already working your way towards heaven.…
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Just One Person
Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth, and I will pardon it.Jeremiah 5:1 Many times we think of God as that big headmaster just…
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Self-righteousness or His Love?
[4] For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what He hath prepared for him that waiteth for Him. [6] But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we…
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Righteousness, Product of Salvation
For as the earth bringeth forth her bud, and as the garden causeth the things that are sown in it to spring forth; so the Lord God will cause righteousness and praise to spring forth before all the nations.Isaiah 61:11 It is obvious that what the Lord is doing now by going by His Spirit…
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The Right Time is Now!
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and look upon the earth beneath: for the heavens shall varnish away like smoke, and the earth shall wax old like a garment, and they that dwell therein shall die in like manner: but my salvation shall be for ever, and my righteousness shall not be abolished.Isaiah 51:6…
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Your Choice Matter
You know, self righteousness doesn’t suit you. What suits you best is the humility of knowing that God’s mercy is the only reason you are still standing.May the Lord open our eyes to see that without His mercy, you and I are nowhere at all. And that goes also for you who is still standing…
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