Acts of Righteousness

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long....Psalm 71:24a


I noticed that I have been telling of your righteous acts for the past couple of days. One cannot declare God’s righteous acts except that their heart is full. However one cannot have their heart full except but the Lord fill it. Similarly, one’s heart cannot be filled except but by work. By this I mean doing the work of God.

As we have just arrived from Haiti, there is lots to report. Without the effort, energy, money and time spent in Haiti however, God would not have had substance to work with to put his words in our hearts. As people ask us how things went in Haiti, it is with pure ease that the words flow out of our hearts. We are truly full of glorious reports of the righteous acts that God allowed us to do on his behalf.

Similarly for those who maybe cannot go to Haiti, God requires them to do work so he can fill their heart. This could be evangelism, or acts of service, ie visiting the poor, or praying for the sick, or just doing a random act of kindness. Whatever it is, this work must be done. How can we expect God to work, when we don’t provide him with willing hearts and open hands.

Position yourself today to be a tool for the Lord. Reach out and serve someone else. Share your faith on the bus today. Take out a friend for coffee today, and bless them with companionship. Pray and ask God how you can be used of him today, and watch how he fills your heart with goodness, joy and gladness to his praise and glory.