Clothed in Righteousness and Justice
What do people see when you walk into a room? They notice your clothes, and I am sure they see the expression on your face. Our righteousness and our justice should be as obvious as the clothes we are wearing. People ought to be able to see our righteousness and justice by what we say and what we do. That was true of Job.(Job 29:14) He was able to give his friends a long list of things that he practiced in righteousness and justice. We can learn a lot from Job in this.
Job was known in the gates of the city for his wisdom and understanding, so that people waited to hear what he would say about situations and problems. He protected the widows and took care of the orphans. He always took in the travelers who needed a place to stay. He took care of his workers. He fed the poor and clothed those who were cold. Job's life was so characterized by righteous acts and deeds of justice, that everyone knew about him. That is why he was so confused when God allowed Satan to strike him and take everything away from him except his life. However, he did not sin, even in his great pain.
How do people think of us? Are we known for our righteous acts and deeds of justice? We all wear our righteousness and justice, because people can either see it or not. Instead of being clothed in the rags of sin and injustice toward others, let us clothe ourselves in the finest robes of righteousness and justice.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 32-35.
Job was known in the gates of the city for his wisdom and understanding, so that people waited to hear what he would say about situations and problems. He protected the widows and took care of the orphans. He always took in the travelers who needed a place to stay. He took care of his workers. He fed the poor and clothed those who were cold. Job's life was so characterized by righteous acts and deeds of justice, that everyone knew about him. That is why he was so confused when God allowed Satan to strike him and take everything away from him except his life. However, he did not sin, even in his great pain.
How do people think of us? Are we known for our righteous acts and deeds of justice? We all wear our righteousness and justice, because people can either see it or not. Instead of being clothed in the rags of sin and injustice toward others, let us clothe ourselves in the finest robes of righteousness and justice.
Tomorrow, I intend to read Job 32-35.