Righteousness, what does that mean? One meaning is
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Today's devotion talks about wearing the cloak of righteousness. I have always had trouble with the word righteousness because I feel that people use it to justify doing what I would righteously call evil deeds :-). Upon closer reading, I realize the cloak of righteousness is actually the cloak of righteousness of the Lord. The Lord is the one who determines what is righteous, not us! A new meaning to the word, a new way of being righteous. It is not us who determines what is just or rightful but the Lord and if we are wearing the cloak of righteousness of the Lord, then we are allowing him to be righeous and by doing so, we become closer to him since it is the Lord being the judge instead of us.
Is the cloak of righeousness of the Lord protecting or suffocating you?
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the quality or state of being just or rightful: They came torealize the righteousness of her position on the matter.
Today's devotion talks about wearing the cloak of righteousness. I have always had trouble with the word righteousness because I feel that people use it to justify doing what I would righteously call evil deeds :-). Upon closer reading, I realize the cloak of righteousness is actually the cloak of righteousness of the Lord. The Lord is the one who determines what is righteous, not us! A new meaning to the word, a new way of being righteous. It is not us who determines what is just or rightful but the Lord and if we are wearing the cloak of righteousness of the Lord, then we are allowing him to be righeous and by doing so, we become closer to him since it is the Lord being the judge instead of us.
Is the cloak of righeousness of the Lord protecting or suffocating you?
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