Devotions on F.I.R.E. Year OneSample

For the LORD is righteous, He loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright (Psalm 11:7).

Do you love and practice righteousness?

Abraham asks God in Genesis 18:25, “Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?” He knows that he can appeal to his righteous Father for Sodom. Moreover, our heavenly Father declares us righteous when we believe in the gospel. Paul heralds, “For in it [the gospel] the righteousness of God is revealed from faith to faith; as it is written, ‘The just shall live by faith’” (Romans 1:17). Furthermore, God imparts His blessing to the saints who long for His righteousness. Jesus teaches in the Sermon on the Mount, “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be filled” (Matthew 5:6). Let’s “flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart” (2 Timothy 2:22).

Employment Point: Love and pursue God’s righteousness.