Grand Canyon
July 16, 2009
Righteousness
July 8, 2009
Our righteous living affects others on so many different levels. For instance: “The prayer of a righteous man is powerful and effective” (James 5:16b NIV). In regards to influencing our children, it is the prayers from a righteous heart that are most effective. When it comes to the spiritual covering of my family, I want the most powerful hedge I can muster as the spiritual leader of my home.
Righteousness
July 7, 2009
I was reading morning devotions – to my daughter and her friend who spent the night – the Saturday morning before Father’s Day. (Sheridan loves to be awakened to the sound of my voice – Ha) Since it was the 20th, I turned to Proverbs twenty and began. When I got to verse seven however, I could not go any further. I reread it and pondered it, completely forgetting about the girls who had already dispersed since I had retreated to my own little world. And ‘little’ is the appropriate adjective to describe how I felt. The verse read, “The righteous man leads a blameless life; blessed are his children after him” (Proverbs 20:7 NIV). My righteousness has a direct affect upon how blessed my children will be. Blessed are the children after him… him who? A righteous man; a man who lives a life doing what is right, full of integrity and honesty. ‘Lord help me live a blameless life.’
