Godliness

Godliness is profitable in the life of today and the life to come. To be Godly, we need ethics/ discipline. / If we have no ethics, we bloc the free gift of God, peace, mercy and grace.

Ethics- is a set of principles of right conduct. Ethics is the study of general nature of morality in the society. For example; if some are not willing to pay tax, it is a bad ethics, but if they pay tax for the government, it is a good ethics.

God keeps in perfect peace, whose minds are steadfast. They have good ethics. They trust in the Lord. See Isaiah 26:3.

Righteous people trust in the Lord. Not only they are peaceful, they also give peace for others. Plus, they teach how bad ethics jeopardizes life and how grace gives peace.

David tells us the difference between temporary prosperity of the wicked/ unethical/ and everlasting reward of the righteous, good ethics. To remind us about the sovereignty of God, he writes Psalm 73. In this psalm, we learn about God’s hand, protection, faithfulness and covenant that He makes with the righteous.

David also tells us that, in spite of the fact that, the wicked looks strong, healthy, wealthy and proud, it is good to understand that the prosperity of the wicked is temporary. The wicked are corrupt. They open their mouths against the Lord, saying:” The Most High God knows nothing. Due to that, they are cursed.” Psalm 73:8-11.

And because of what they are doing, God places people with bad ethics, on slippery ground and casts them down to ruin. There, they are destroyed and completely swept away. See Psalm 73:18-19. Observing this, David says:” Thank you God. You are with me and I am with you. You hold me with your right hand. You guide me with your counsel and you raise me from glory to glory. You are there in Heaven for me. I desire nothing on earth, besides you. You are the strength of my heart and my portion forever.” See Psalm 73:23-28.

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