Talk Together
Family conversations with God’s Word.
Have you ever been frustrated with someone’s wrong choices? Has someone ever broken your toy, told a lie about you or hurt your feelings? When people make wrong choices, it can leave them feeling really yucky inside.
God gave us something called a conscience. It helps us know the difference between right and wrong. Our conscience is part of the image of God that’s reflected inside of us. It makes us different from everything else God created. But even though we have a conscience, we don’t always make the right choices. Because we are all sinners, everyone will sometimes choose to do the wrong thing.
God is the only One Who is righteous. This means He is perfect. He always does the right thing, and He is always fair. God always acts righteously. Everything He says and does is perfect. Let’s read about it together in Psalm 71:15-19. Can you find it for me?
ESV
"My mouth will tell of Your righteous acts, of Your deeds of salvation all the day, for their number is past my knowledge. With the mighty deeds of the Lord God I will come; I will remind them of Your righteousness, Yours alone. O God, from my youth You have taught me, and I still proclaim Your wondrous deeds. So even to old age and gray hairs, O God, do not forsake me, until I proclaim Your might to another generation, Your power to all those to come. Your righteousness, O God, reaches the high heavens. You Who have done great things, O God, Who is like You?"
How far does God’s righteousness reach? All the way to the heavens! It is endless.
Like the psalmist, you’re learning about God’s righteousness at a young age. You have your whole life ahead of you to discover the great things God has done throughout history and the great things He will do in YOUR lifetime!
The greatest thing God has already done, however, is give us Jesus. God’s righteousness required Jesus’ death on the cross in our place. When we put our trust in Jesus, God no longer sees all our wrong choices. Instead, He sees us in the righteousness of Jesus. This is the best news we could ever receive!
It’s easy to get frustrated when someone chooses wrong, and we’re affected by that choice. But in those moments, remember no one is righteous but God. Only God will always make the right choice. Thank Him for the great things He has done and will do!