What makes someone “righteous”?
In the scriptures, we frequently read about “righteous” people and “unrighteous” people.
But if none of us are perfect, how can we possibly know whether or not we are at least on the right track to being considered “righteous”?
Paul gives us a great clue!
He was speaking about those who are NOT righteous when he said:
“As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.” (Romans 3:10-11)
If a group of people doesn’t have any righteousness in them…
It’s because they aren’t SEEKING after God!
So, are you seeking after God?
If I lose my cell phone during the day, I’m proactively going to get up and look everywhere until I find it.
That’s how I picture “seeking after God”.
It’s someone looking for the Spirit, service, personal growth, and prayer with God with earnest.
Don’t forget, we still don’t have to be perfect at this!
We just need to take some sort of action each day to SEEK after God.
Even if it’s just a silent, sincere prayer in our hearts that we are on the right track.
Small but proactive actions like that add up to righteousness!
“Although we may not be perfect, brothers and sisters, we can be worthy.” -Becky Craven
Happy Studying!
-Cali Black
4 Responses
I absolutely love your analogy of a lost cell phone and us vigilantly looking until we find it!! I CAN RELATE! I have been more vigilant in seeking after my Heavenly Father & Jesus the Christ the last 2 years, since retirement from teaching first graders! I can truly say, I feel like I’m MORE on the right path now than I ever was before! Having the time and energy to sit down and read from gospel/church related materials and go to the temple every week now, has helped me tremendously! I also have a lot of time now to listen to Gen. Conferences, podcasts, and audiobooks as I garden, clean, go to town, sew, paint, etc.
I love this! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you – I need small bite sized things I can do so I do not get overwhelmed- thank you!
🙂