Psalm 119:137

Psalm 119:137 “Righteous are You, O Lord, and Your laws are right.”
 

The Lord is righteous, therefore, His. Laws are upright. Righteousness addresses our relationships with people, while godliness speaks of our relationship with God. The person who is righteous is a person who treats people the way God has treated them. Anything you do “in the Name of Jesus,” is considered an act of righteousness. If you bring someone a drink of cold water because you believe that is what Jesus would do for them, that becomes an act of righteousness.
 

The righteousness of God is displayed in His treatment of people. God’s very nature is that of treating people “right.” Therefore, all the laws He has laid down simply line up with His character. Typically, we view laws as restrictions. 

We believe laws keep us from doing what we want to do. God sees His laws as protection from harm. They are designed to bring good into our lives. God lives within His Word. You find the life of God in His Word. Outside His law is evil of every type.
 

In Jeremiah 6, the prophet expressed how those who had left the law of God were in danger. He states in VS 15, “Are they ashamed of their loathsome conduct? No they have no shame at all; they do not even know how to blush. So they will fall among the fallen.” Because they had left the law of God, they fell into sin. Eventually their conscience became so seared that they no longer even felt shame for their sin. Then Jeremiah called them back to the law of God in VS 16, “This is what the Lord says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths (laws), ask where the good way is, and walk in it.’” All of God’s laws are right.
 

Let me encourage you to take some time to meditate on this verse; as you do, consider the fact that all that God does is right for He is righteous. 

Continued