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Saturday of the Fourth Week of Easter
Daily Lectionary: Leviticus 9:9-18, 26-37; Luke 11:14-36
Sing to the Lord a new song, Alleluia, for he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. Alleluia. (Psalm 98:1, from the Introit for Easter 5)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Sing to the Lord, because He has revealed His righteousness. What is the Lord’s righteousness?
Righteousness is conformity to a standard. A person is considered righteous, or “in the right,” by his neighbor when he meets that person’s expectations or fulfills his obligations. Marriage, for example, is governed by certain obligations and standards. When I meet my wife’s expectations and conform to those standards, I am righteous in her eyes. When I don’t, I am an unrighteous husband, and she rightly condemns me.
God is righteous. He conforms to a standard. What standard? The standard set by the Lord Himself. Nobody can require God to conform to man-made standards. God is sovereign and ruled by none. Still, He is free to make promises and oaths to us. He is free to commit Himself.
For example, the Lord revealed that He is just and that He will punish the wicked. Thus, sometimes when the Bible talks about God’s righteousness, it speaks of how He hates sin and judges the wicked. I think that’s what we normally think about whenever we consider the righteousness of God.
The Lord revealed that He is merciful and faithful, too. He made promises to His people: He will send a human being to defeat the serpent (Genesis 3:15); He will not destroy His creation again by a flood (Genesis 8:21); He will bless the nations through Abraham’s offspring (Genesis 22:18); a descendant of David will rule forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16). Since the Lord is righteous, He will conform Himself to these promises! Thus, the prophets and the psalter often associate God’s righteousness with God’s faithfulness, God’s mercy, and God’s salvation!
So rejoice! Your God is righteous! That means He will be merciful and faithful! That means He will save you through Jesus! In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Praise Him, for His grace and favor To His people in distress; Praise Him still the same as ever, Slow to chide and swift to bless: Alleluia, alleluia! Glorious in His faithfulness. (Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven, LSB 793:2)
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By Higher Things®Daily Lectionary: Leviticus 9:9-18, 26-37; Luke 11:14-36
Sing to the Lord a new song, Alleluia, for he has revealed his righteousness in the sight of the nations. Alleluia. (Psalm 98:1, from the Introit for Easter 5)
In the Name + of Jesus. Amen. Sing to the Lord, because He has revealed His righteousness. What is the Lord’s righteousness?
Righteousness is conformity to a standard. A person is considered righteous, or “in the right,” by his neighbor when he meets that person’s expectations or fulfills his obligations. Marriage, for example, is governed by certain obligations and standards. When I meet my wife’s expectations and conform to those standards, I am righteous in her eyes. When I don’t, I am an unrighteous husband, and she rightly condemns me.
God is righteous. He conforms to a standard. What standard? The standard set by the Lord Himself. Nobody can require God to conform to man-made standards. God is sovereign and ruled by none. Still, He is free to make promises and oaths to us. He is free to commit Himself.
For example, the Lord revealed that He is just and that He will punish the wicked. Thus, sometimes when the Bible talks about God’s righteousness, it speaks of how He hates sin and judges the wicked. I think that’s what we normally think about whenever we consider the righteousness of God.
The Lord revealed that He is merciful and faithful, too. He made promises to His people: He will send a human being to defeat the serpent (Genesis 3:15); He will not destroy His creation again by a flood (Genesis 8:21); He will bless the nations through Abraham’s offspring (Genesis 22:18); a descendant of David will rule forever (2 Samuel 7:12-16). Since the Lord is righteous, He will conform Himself to these promises! Thus, the prophets and the psalter often associate God’s righteousness with God’s faithfulness, God’s mercy, and God’s salvation!
So rejoice! Your God is righteous! That means He will be merciful and faithful! That means He will save you through Jesus! In the Name + of Jesus. Amen.
Praise Him, for His grace and favor To His people in distress; Praise Him still the same as ever, Slow to chide and swift to bless: Alleluia, alleluia! Glorious in His faithfulness. (Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven, LSB 793:2)