OUR FATHER WHOSE LIGHT SHINES ON THE RIGHTEOUS

Psalm 97 verse 11 says this;

Light shines on the righteous and joy on the upright in heart.

The book of Mathew chapter 5 verse 6 says this;

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.

This beatitude, spoken by the Lord Jesus as part of the sermon  on the mount, speaks of sinners who even in their state, yearn desperately to be righteous and this principle declared by the Lord assures those who hunger and thirst for righteousness that they are not doing so in vain but rather that they will be filled with righteousness.

Psalm 97 then reveals what happens to those who are filled with this righteousness that they have yearned for;

The light and joy of the Lord shines on them.

Amen.

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