Good Morning Friends,
“Even in darkness light dawns for the
upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous man. Good will come to him who is generous and
lends freely, who conducts his affairs with justice.” (Psalm 112:5)
Graciousness, compassion, generosity and
justice. These are the characteristics
of the righteous that are mentioned in this psalm. Each of these characteristics represents a
way of relating to other people. These
are characteristics seen in the Lord that we are challenged to model in our own
lives.
He is the God of grace, who provides for us
what we do not deserve. He challenges us
to look for opportunities to show grace to those around us.
His compassions never fail, they are new
every morning. He looks for ways to show
kindness and meet needs. He challenges
us to do the same. To walk toward those
in need to help, not to turn away from them.
He is generous, giving good gifts to those
who come to Him, and even to those who do not.
The rain He sends falls on the good and on the bad. He does not hoard His gifts, but gives them
away. He challenges us to practice the
same generosity to those around us.
He is perfectly just. Sometimes it seems that the good are punished
and the evil rewarded. But that is a
temporary condition. Justice will
prevail in the end. He challenges us to
practice justice, too.
Grace, compassion, generosity, and
justice. Those are the characteristics
of God and they are to be characteristics of His children, too. Can you see them in your own life?
His, by Grace,
Steve
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