BUT may the righteous be glad (Psalm 68:3)

BUT may the righteous be glad and rejoice before God;

may they be happy and joyful.

Psalms 68:3

I think our culture misrepresents the word righteous as a bad thing. The definition is a man who is morally right. Far too often "righteous" people seem to be judgmental and grumpy. I say we represent righteousness by being Happy and Joyful!

One way to start is by thinking in the order

Jesus first

Others Next

Yourself.

BUT let all who take refuge (Psalms5:11)

BUT let all who take refuge in You be glad;

let them ever sing for joy.

Spread Your protection over them,

that those who love Your name may rejoice in You.

Psalms 5:11

Take refuge in the Lord today no matter what you may be going through He will Spread His protection over you. Start singing for joy and see how that makes you feel.

BUT... If we walk in the light (1 John 1:7)

If we claim to have fellowship with him and yet walk in the darkness,

 we lie and do not live out the truth.

BUT

If we walk in the light, as He is the light, we have fellowship with one another,

and the blood of Jesus, His Son, purifies us from all sin.

1 John 1:7

Ask yourself today if you enjoy your time with God. Not just your prayer time but just the thought that He is with you where ever you go. At the same time do you find your self negative? Then you may not be walking in His light. This verse reminds us to have fellowship with one another.

BUT.. go on living in spiritual darkness (1 John 1:6)

So we are lying if we say we have fellowship with God

 

BUT…

Go on living in spiritual darkness,
we are not practicing the truth.
BUT...

If we walk in the light, as He is the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all our sins…
1 John 1:6  ESV

Are you trying to hide something from yourself, others or even God. 

It is a lie that you are telling yourself. God is the light and He reveals the truth when we are living in the spirit.

This takes effort on our part. We must make the decision every day, every moment to walk in His light. 

To let His thoughts be our thoughts.

I find this interesting when we are in fellowship with God it results in fellowship with others. You can’t love God and hate people around you. This is a hard pill to swallow, you say “these people drive me crazy, you have no idea how they have treated me” BUT God knows and loves them too. Maybe they don’t know it yet or may they are not living in the light and your love to them will be what reveals God to them.

BUT a harsh word (Proverbs 15:1)

A soft answer turns away wrath …

 BUT

A harsh word stirs up anger
Proverbs 15:1 NKJV

This was one of the first verses I ever memorized. It is also the first verse I teach others.

IF we use this as a basis for all conversations what a happy world we would have.