Psalm 11:7 “For the Lord is righteous, He loves righteousness;”

[Praise you, Lord God, that in you there is no evil, no darkness, no sin, no wrongdoing. You are righteous and love what is right. You cannot be corrupted and corrupt no one. You cannot be tempted, and you tempt no one. Instead, you call all to righteousness.

When we believe your Word and submit to you, the righteousness of Christ is imputed to us. Then we get to grow in righteousness as we walk in obedience to what we know to be true:

--loving your Word by reading, studying, memorizing and meditating on it;

--listening to and obeying the conviction of the Spirit, that most often comes through the Word;

-- working by and through prayer, living the truth that without you we can do nothing;

--participating in fellowship, knowing that in your church we will learn to give and receive help and be helped; we will both enjoy and be irritated by others, repent, and forgive, love as Christ loves us.

Help us to be faithful in participating in your righteousness, Lord, living worthy of you, as sons and daughters of the Most High King, the Creator and Sustainer of all. May our central and deepest goal today be to glorify, honor and please you.]