Right or Righteous?
I will praise you with an upright heart, as I learn your righteous laws. Psalm 119:7
A righteous man can be trusted to act honorably regardless of the circumstances, where he is, who he is front of, or what he is asked to do. Righteousness is not an outward act for others to see but an inward response of the Creator God who has called one out of darkness into His glorious light.
Righteousness does not come from being right, it comes from God through His Son’s work on the Cross of Calvary and given to every believer who desires to live by God’s righteousness. Righteous living brings God’s truth with conviction and freedom from sin and the Law. Living under the Law will bring a life of guilt and shame with condemnation with no way out of the consequence of sin.
Full Definition of RIGHTEOUS
Acting in accord with divine or moral law, free from guilt or sin.
morally right or justifiable; a righteous decision, arising from an outraged sense of justice or morality; righteous indignation.
caused by something or a religious trust that you believe is not morally right or fair.
There are times our hearts do not feel like they are upright, yet we have to choose to praise anyway! Our feelings our not the measure of our faith, the Cross-, Jesus and His Redemption is what we measure our faith by. If you will start praising God in spite of your feelings, you will see His Righteousness bring strength for the journey and your feelings will catch up to your faith.
Forgiveness is not a feeling, it is an act of your will toward others and yourself. Failure is not forever, its for a moment, time or season. However, then you ask for God to bring HIS Righteous Law into your life, you will see the burden of the sin, the guilt of the act or the shame of the past start to dissipate. God’s goodness and love brings His Life, Light, and Love once again into your heart and mind.
By faith praise God in Uprightness because Jesus paid for your freedom. Even if you do not feel like it yet, trust God your feelings will catch, up to your faith in God, His love, and word your praise will bring you out of guilt and shame into freedom and destiny!