Today’s Scripture: Whoever pursues righteousness and unfailing love will find life, righteousness, and honor. Proverbs 21:21 NLT
Unexpected results are found in God. Have you ever known anyone afraid to pursue God because of what they will have to give up? Have you been there? I have. Can those of us who have found life share what we have found?
I find comfort in Proverbs 21:21 that it is the PURSUIT of righteousness and love that gives us life, righteousness and honor. It is NOT that we have already arrived at some level of perfection. Wherever and whoever we are we will find life if only we will pursue after righteousness and love
God’s life is so much fuller and richer than the shallow promises of the world and we find this only when we diligently pursue what is right. When we pursue what is right in love we find a rewarding life beyond our imaginations.
How do you pursue righteousness and love?
Today’s Prayer: Father God, thank you for guiding our hearts. Please turn my heart towards Your righteousness and love and strengthen me to pursue them diligently. I believe in Your Word and thank You for the life You have shown me. Help me to share the life I have found in You that is amazingly beautiful. Amen
Tom Raines
Christian Affirmations 4 Life
Like many others Tom I can find myself caught up in trivial pursuits. Your affirmation reminds me there is not greater pursuit than to go after God.
Thanks Bill for stopping by and commenting as I know you are one busy guy! Much easier to get caught up in the trivial pursuits isn’t it? That is for ALL of us. The Word of God is a great reminder for us to pursue Him and to find the life He offers over the one of triviality! Blessings my brother!
Loved this Tom. how do I pursue righteousness and love> For me it starts and ends in prayer. I have learned to live and love properly I first need the Spirit to pour into me His fullness. Then once I have lived and loved I need to be filled again so that I may go and do it some more. I am constantly being driven to His throne because I need more!
Amen jelillie! The first step of pursuit is always on our knees isn’t it?! Our flesh, the world tells us to run in pursuit of a fast paced world but God calls us to be still and to know He is God. We pursue by first being still…Thank you jelillie for opening our eyes to the true power of the Holy Spirit that His pouring out on us in our fuel to pursue our God. Blessings to you my brother, be filled.