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• 2 Chronicles 18:28 - 20
• Psalm 92:9-14
• Proverbs 19:14-15
• Acts 21:27-40

Selected Passage: Psalm 92:12 & 13

 ¹²The righteous will flourish like a palm tree,
       they will grow like a cedar of Lebanon;
 ¹³ planted in the house of the LORD,
       they will flourish in the courts of our God.

right·eous

 /ˈraɪtʃəs/ Show Spelled[rahy-chuhs] Show IPA

–adjective

1. characterized by uprightness or morality: a righteous observance of the law.

2. morally right or justifiable: righteous indignation.

3. acting in an upright, moral way; virtuous: a righteous and godly person.

4. Slang . absolutely genuine or wonderful: some righteous playing by a jazz great.

–noun

5. the righteous, ( used with a plural verb ) righteous persons collectively.

 

Seldom will a righteous (godly, virtuous) person see the full reward for his efforts here on the earth.  It is, rather, much more likely he will reap punishment, discouragement, and disadvantages for his moral and ethical decisions. But the Psalms make it very clear here that such deeds do not go ignored by our Heavenly Father. The Psalmist says that the righteous will flourish in the courts of our God. 

 

Be careful here, though.  We shouldn't temper our behavior with righteousness in order to have some special standing or inside track with God. Such motives are easily discerned by the Reader of all Hearts.  Right behavior from impure motives is a good start for training children into proper behavior and attitudes. But as we grow as adults and into maturing believers, we should jettison the training wheels of impure motives. Rather, we would be wise to simply do what is righteous simply because it is the only way to glorify and honor the Father with our lives. 

The more we are about glorifying God with our lives the more we become like Jesus.