"Zechariah and Elizabeth were RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES, careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations."
What does it mean to be righteous? How many people do you know personally that you would call righteous? Is righteousness a process or is it accomplished in an instant? Are you careful to obey all of the Lord's commandments and regulations? What happens to those who break the Lord's commandments and do not obey His regulations? God knows that we are all sinners and have come short of His glory, so what is it that He expects from each of us?
It would appear that God has a standard that applies to those He calls righteous in His eyes. We find it here in Luke. The Lord is looking for people who are obedient to all His commandments and regulations. He desires people who are faithful and have learned His Word! God is looking for people who listen, learn and then follow His instructions for their life. That is the reason He left us His Word, the bible, and why He tells of His laws and commandments. His desire is for every one of us to walk in His ordinances and thus be blameless.
Those who know the Lord and His commandments, and then do what God Say's are considered righteous. They are without fault, when they keep His laws. If you practice righteousness you then can become righteous. Everyone who practices righteousness is born of God. We all need to pray that God has chosen us to hear, learn, known and then put into practice His Will. Pray that you will hear the voice of God and then be a doer of His Word. Can you think of a more wonderful result then to have it said about you that you are RIGHTEOUS IN GOD'S EYES!
