The following passages came up in my time reading the bible a few nights ago. Parts of it came up again the next day as Jana Long of Avalon spoke from the stage. I was looking up some passages that speak on blessings and being blessed. A passage in 1 Peter chapter 3 quoted a exerpt from Psalms.
RIGHTEOUS
Psalm 34:15-19
15 The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their cry;
16 the face of the LORD is against those who do evil,
to cut off the memory of them from the earth.
17 The righteous cry out, and the LORD hears them;
he delivers them from all their troubles.
18 The LORD is close to the brokenhearted
and saves those who are crushed in spirit.
19 A righteous man may have many troubles,
but the LORD delivers him from them all;
FEAR
Psalm 34:9 (ESV) Oh, fear the LORD, you his saints,
for those who fear him have no lack!
To be righteous in the Old Testament days meant you had to offer a sacrifice for your atonement. Since we are in the days after Jesus, that sacrifice was made. So if you believe Jesus was the Messiah and he died for you, then your sacrifices are taken care of. The promises about what the Lord does for the righteous are for you.
I am still trying to figure out what it mean to fear the Lord. Right now I am feeling like it is the realization that he is all powerful, all knowing, and everywhere. There is no greater power anywhere.
If you are righteous and fear the Lord, then you should also have hope.
Peace
2 comments:
Hey buddy, when I read this, I think about the righteousness of Christ that we, as believers, are covered in...Would you agree that this is the righteousness that is being spoken of here? Or would you say that it is speaking of righteousness of, in the sense that we usually think about it? Just curious; not a trick question, but it does affect how I would read it. See you in a few hours.
Yes Calvin, it is the righteousness we are covered in through Christ.
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