“Sow righteousness for yourselves, reap the fruit of unfailing love, and break up your unplowed ground; for it is time to seek the Lord, until he comes and showers his righteousness on you.”Hosea 10:12 NIV
This verse comes in the middle of an indictment against Israel and Judah. The Lord is calling them to repent and walk in His ways. What does it say to us?
What is righteousness? It is right living from a pure heart. When we are born again we receive a new heart, we have the Holy Spirit resident inside of us. We can now live in the power of the Holy Spirit, and as we yield to Him we live righteously.
Walking humbly with our God gives us access to His goodness and grace. Yesterday we received word that a little girl who had been sick was healed after our prayer for her. I knew she would be healed. The presence of God was all over our prayers for her.
We cannot live for ourselves and expect to live righteously. We may fool ourselves with our self-righteousness. However, God’s standard is much higher than ours and has a greater reach. We can tell if our righteousness is from God or ourselves by the fruit we produce. Are we living for God and His purposes or our own? Ponder this!
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