7 For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright (Psalm 11:7).
God is righteous. In this verse from Psalm 11, we learn that God shows His countenance toward the upright. There is something to consider here though, it is God that is righteous. Man is not righteous; even in the case of Abraham, righteousness was credited to him (Genesis 15:6). God alone in His sovereignty is righteous. It is only through the credit of God that we can be held as upright. It is a matter of the source of goodness. Any true goodness is of God, and God alone. To be held by God as upright is to have righteousness credited to us. Therefore, we are the benefactors of God’s goodness; we do not earn it. God alone is good; we pray that His countenance beholds us as upright.
God is righteous. In this verse from Psalm 11, we learn that God shows His countenance toward the upright. There is something to consider here though, it is God that is righteous. Man is not righteous; even in the case of Abraham, righteousness was credited to him (Genesis 15:6). God alone in His sovereignty is righteous. It is only through the credit of God that we can be held as upright. It is a matter of the source of goodness. Any true goodness is of God, and God alone. To be held by God as upright is to have righteousness credited to us. Therefore, we are the benefactors of God’s goodness; we do not earn it. God alone is good; we pray that His countenance beholds us as upright.
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