You His godly ones—does that include you?
What does it mean to be “godly” in this day and age? Is that the same as
“righteous?” That, by definition (www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/righteous) is acting
in accord with divine
or moral
law, or free from guilt or sin; or as taught by most Christian denominations, “living right before God.” That seems like a pretty
tall order—to be free from guilt or sin, but that is exactly what Jesus did for
us on the cross—so as long as we live to please God, we are living in a
righteous way—holiness. Sounds good to me. So I’d say that, yes, we are His godly ones. That is something about
which to give thanks. Read all of Psalm 30. I love what David wrote in verse 5…For His anger is but for a moment, His favor
is for a lifetime; weeping may last for the night, but a shout of joy comes in
the morning. Psalms 30:5. God won’t be angry with you for long…ask for His
forgiveness and you’ll be in His favor forever…that is an eternity. Shout for
joy this morning…and as it says in verse 12… my soul may sing praise to You and
not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to You forever. Psalms 30:12
Training Tip – Have you ever tried to teach your children what
“forever” or “eternity” means? Take a clear sandwich bag—the zips close
variety—and put 75 coins, preferably pennies, into the bag. Then ask your
family to each guess how many coins are in the bag. If someone guesses right,
then they get the bag. The idea though is to say that if you take a coin out
every year, it would be the lifetime of the average person. But if you have to
have enough coins to fill up your whole house it still wouldn’t be as much as
the years of eternity. That is a long time. God wants us to live with Him
forever—for eternity. We just have to love Him…and give Him our hearts…and live
for Him in a way that is pleasing to Him. We’ll want to sing praises to God and
thank Him for everything.
Lord God, You are an awesome God. We give You thanks…forever.
All
scripture quoted from the New American Standard Bible (NASB) unless otherwise
noted.
© 2013 by Mickey
M. Hunacek. All rights reserved.
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