Guidance towards Godliness

06/08/2020

Psalm 15 and 25
Guidance towards Godliness

The book of Psalms addresses all the feelings one could experience, challenges we might face and also offers guidance for serving the Lord. Let’s spend some time and discuss these over the next few days or weeks, depending on how the Lord leads us.

How do we live a blameless and Godly life, if it is even possible?

Can we 1) walk with integrity 2) exercise righteousness 3) speak truth in our heart 4) refrain from slandering with our tongue 5) love our neighbour as ourselves?

The above already seems like a tall order, but wait, there is more;

Do you 6) easily take offense and get upset with a person if they have said or done something to someone else 7) despise those that have seemingly rejected the gospel 8) honor those who fear the Lord 9) Keep your word, even at your own “demise” 10) deal honestly and fairly in business?

Living a righteous and morally upright life according to God’s standards, while dealing honestly with others is only possible if we have accepted Christ as the only mediator between us and God, loving the Lord wholeheartedly, thus seeking Him with our whole being and longing after fellowship with Him.

Often points 6 & 7 manifest as a result of pride, causing us to become self-righteous and entitled.

The only way to overcome the above is through allowing the Lord to instruct you in His ways, for we are all sinners and in need of guidance. Humble yourself before the Lord and He will lead you and teach you according to His righteousness and remember above all that Jesus is the way, the truth and the life…

Scripture quotations taken from the NASB, Life Application Study Bible, unless stated otherwise. Copyright by “The Lockman Foundation“