"Listen to Me, you who follow after righteousness, You who seek the Lord; look to the rock from which you were hewn. And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug..."
You who follow after righteousness: I love these words: " who follow after..." What a reminder that righteousness is always before us. For is not righteousness that is always growing? As one attribute of God is acquired one more is revealed as lacking in our lives. It is an ever present pursuit and process which is thusly noted as our sanctification.
I find great comfort in the statement. Although, at first it seems like a futile one; a never attainable. It reminds me of my humanity, my ever- present imperfection. For it is not until He returns that we will see Him as He is (John 3:2.) It is at our acceptance of this futility that we can truly grasp the power of God's grace and revel in the journey of Christ-likeness. How dull a sojourn it would be if righteousness was acquired at salvation. Holiness is placed upon us while righteousness is placed before us. What stories can be told as we traverse through the valley of the shadow of death alongside our Savior. Placing our hinds feet on high places, on mountain tops and making our bed at his feet. Follow after righteousness.
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