To do righteousness and justice
is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice. Proverbs 21:3.
Like a muddied spring or a polluted fountain
is a righteous man who gives way before the wicked.
It seems to me it’s easy to think of modern heroes as somehow being righteous. Theres the sports figures who spend time helping with a kids’ sports program. There are doctors and other medical professionals that volunteer overseas. Currently in the news an ebola outbreak has infected some of the health works.
There are many more righteous and just acts than seen on “TV.” There are a lot more righteous deeds done by unseen folks just doing the right thing. Theres a mother that teaches a hobo to sharpen her knives on the cement steps at the back door. She makes him a sandwich to eat when he’s done. That was in the early 1950s and the woman was my Mom.
Christians are call to perform righteous acts and be just. I imagine most Christians do far more than they actually know that they do. That may be that Christians are always a work in progress, and never on their own righteous or just enough.
The thing is, that’s okay. Jesus IS! We are not going to save our own souls. Jesus has, is, and will.
The second proverb was noted as a reminder to me that it’s not going to do anyone any good, especially me, to yield to evil. In my mind, it’s more than yielding to temptation; it is also yielding to the worldly views. Those worldly views are brought directly by “evil principalities”. (see Ephesians 6:10-20).
Thanks for following along with me as I take a look at some Proverbs. And thanks so much, Tom, for the “likes.” I appreciate you very much.
LORD Bless, Keep, Shine. . .
Jonah’s Song 