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❤️ the righteous

Psalms 146:8&9
"8 The LORD openeth the eyes of the blind: the LORD raiseth them that are bowed down: the LORD loveth the righteous:
9 The LORD preserveth the strangers; He relieveth the fatherless and widow: but the way of the wicked He turneth upside down."

God is your advocate.
Are you His?
You should be. God is gracious; everyone should hope in Him and trust His perfect plan. He alone acts, creates, and rules—we can do nothing without Him. Humility is the only fitting response to such a God.

Verse 8 declares that “the LORD loveth the righteous.” What does “righteous” mean? It means living in conformity to God’s holy and just standard—both in right standing before Him and in moral uprightness, obedience, and a heart that pursues what is right.

No one is sinless, yet God grants righteousness to believers through faith in Jesus Christ. Christ lived perfectly and imputes His righteousness to those who trust Him. This is a divine declaration, not earned by human effort, rooted in Christ’s atoning sacrifice. The righteous person, though imperfect, repents of sin and strives to follow God’s will in covenant relationship with Him.

Do you strive to be righteous?
Why not?
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