Doing Right
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Do you see yourself as someone with good intentions? You want to do the right thing, right?
Most of us desire to do the right thing and to live our lives with good intentions, but we do not always live up to our own standards of doing right. We certainly fall short of a perfect standard of what is right—God’s standard—God’s law.
The Apostle Paul wrote the church in Rome, saying, “For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God” (Romans 3:23, ESV).
Paul lamented to the Roman church, saying, “So, then, I discover the principle that when I want to do right, evil is at hand.” (Romans 7:21, ESV).
Our sinful nature leads us astray and causes us to fall short of God’s best and to fall short of doing what is right. Every one of us have failed to do right. When we desire to do the right thing, evil, sin, and temptation is close by leading us astray.
As the Psalmist David writes, we need God’s help. David wrote, “God restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” (Psalm 23:3, ESV).
We need God’s help and righteousness to lead us in right paths—to do the right things—to God’s glory.
May we do what is right by God’s standards, through God’s power and help, and for God’s glory and purposes in our lives and in the world.
In Christ alone, Robbie
A Prayer of Repentance, from Ash Wednesday: “Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made, and you forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.” (Book of Common Prayer, 2019).
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