He restores my soul; he leads us down the path of righteousness for his names sake. Psalm 23:3
Righteousness: the quality of being morally right or justifiable:
If God can be called anything, we have to admit maybe above everything, is that he is morally right and justifiable.
In my opinion, anyway.
And so, as he is restoring us, he also leads us down those paths that are morally right, and good for us. Those paths that keep us close to him and away from the darkness of sin and the destruction of our very being.
Not only for our own sakes, but for his, as well. Because if he does not do it for his sake, he would not be who he claims to be. He is perfect and loving. He has standards of himself that must line up with exactly who he is. And he must be true to those standards.
We take a look at David's life again, and there was so much chaos and sin involved that how could he ever hope to be able to say these words in the 23rd Psalm?
And yet, he did. What was it God said about David in 1 Samuel 13:14? "He was a man after God's own heart."
That gives all of humanity the hope that we too can follow God down those same paths of righteousness. Despite our downfalls, and despite our own sin.
The choice is up to us. God will never make it for anyone.
Have a great and blessed day, Friends. Thanks for coming by.
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