Important points that spoke to me in this chapter....
- HEARING AND OBEYING BRING RIGHTEOUSNESS
- THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT IS ALL ABOUT THE RIGHTEOUS LIFESTYLE OF THOSE WHO BELONG TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.
- RIGHTEOUSNESS IS WHATEVER GOD DECREES MAN TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND OBEY. iT IS THE LONGING THAT GOD HIMSELF PLACES IN OUR HEARTS TO CAUSE US TO SEEK AFTER HIM.
Psalm 101 has a "to do" list to help with walking righteously before God.
1. Sing of lovingkindness and justice (focus on these things)
2. Sing praises (keep my mind focused on God)
3. Give heed to the blameless way (Stay focused on what God wants me to do)
4. Set no worthless thing before my eyes (Avoid temptation)
5. Every morning destroy all the wicked of the land (Pray for destruction of sin and wickedness in your own heart and that of the world)
May we hunger for the righteousness of God!
Amen! I have loved this study. Thanks for organizing this! Diane
ReplyDelete