That You saw in Your heart
As You offered up Your life"
All my righteous acts are like filthy rags.
I was thinking how human righteousness fares in comparison to the righteousness God has. That phrase stuck in my mind, how it is filthy rags to Him. But is there no relation between His and mine? If You live in me, and I live in You, what does righteousness look like? Are my thoughts right in Your eyes?
You smiled and told me so tenderly that what I see is from experience and what You have tutored me. You told me not to judge, but simply live as I've been taught.
"God, what is Your righteousness?" I asked.
In a moment, I was moved for those neglected, those without a voice in our rat-race society. The poor. Psalm 72 is like a prayer. Solomon may be talking about Jesus from the mid-portion onwards but he prays for himself before that. And if all the capital Hs were made lower-case letters to represent us, as we are called to rule and reign with Him, it becomes a very personal prayer.
How may the church shine as His bride?
I think it is largely elaborated in that prayer of Solomon. His righteousness is to fend for and save those in need. But he was a king. I don't seem of much help...
It was probably easy for Solomon 'cos he had such a great Dad. That was important but so what... I'm not disqualified. God only sees one thing, my heart. So imperfect, so frail.
But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you.
Let me not worry about how to make it big in terms of wealth and position, because that is His to bestow if I pursue His will and live to make it done here on earth. And that would be without meaning if I don't love Him.
I don't think I'll ever know the full essence of what this means though I will keep me this way. God, Yahweh, Father, I will live to love You...
As a generation, may we love You, truly love You.
And teach us to love You more and more.
In Jesus' name, amen.
