The Lords Prayer 7

The Lords Prayer 7.

4. he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake. 
Our Righteousness is not as a result of anything we could ever say or do but purely as a result of our Faith in God and His Word and most importantly, God's grace.

Just as it is impossible to please God without Faith so also is it impossible to have a right - standing with God without, faith, that is"complete confidence" in Jesus, His infallible word.

Jesus, "God's Word," leads us in the paths of righteousness for his name's sake, that his name, which means "Savior" or "God Saves" will prove faithful; that is, it will always accomplish it's meaning and not be brought into disrepute.

In Genesis 15: 1 to 6,
Abram simply believed the promises the Lord made to him that: 
1. A son of his own flesh and blood will be his heir, and
2. His offspring shall be as numerous and uncountable as the stars in the sky, and as a result God credited his faith in Him as righteousness and he became blessed as the father of all nations.

As Abram our forefather, our Lord will always lead us in paths that will give us a right - standing with Him so that we may be blessed by him but as always we have the final say in whether we'll believe his promises and abide by it, and be blessed by it or not.

The Lord leads, and if we believe, 
righteousness is imputed to us and we are therefore blessed. Hallelujah, what a wonderful package.

But as in James 2: 24 and 26, 
24. "...a person is considered righteous by what they do and not by faith alone." 
26. As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without deeds is dead.

The utterances of our mouth and actions we take when our faith in God and His Word are tested are proof of our faith and therefore right-standing with God.

Let's trust Jesus, every waking day, to lead us in the paths of righteousness as He promised, not because of anything we could ever think, say or do to deserve it but for his name's sake; that is, so that his name which means "God saves" will prove to be true regarding us.