It is in God that we are vested in truth, in judgement and in righteousness. In Him we are blessed. The world is quickly leaving that path in the pursuit of the earthly gods of greed, pride and injustice.
vested |ˈvestid|
adjective
1 secured in the possession of or assigned to a person
Leave the masses and walk the narrow way that leads to Him in Jesus. In His strength alone are we made whole.
The Lord lives was a phrase regularly used in oaths. When spoken by those faithful to the covenant it should have been a sign of truth, judgment, and righteousness. These three terms summarize the ultimate and ideal demands of the covenant. They are the standards by which all men, from kings to slaves, were and will be judged. The results of Israel’s justice and righteousness would have international consequences other nations would be blessed through his descendants.
Jeremiah 4:1-2
“If you will return, O Israel,” says the Lord,
“Return to Me;
And if you will put away your abominations out of My sight,
Then you shall not be moved.
2 And you shall swear, ‘The Lord lives,’
In truth, in judgment, and in righteousness;
The nations shall bless themselves in Him,
And in Him they shall glory.”
20 You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve Him, and to Him you shall hold fast, and take oaths in His name.
Deuteronomy 10:20
18 Blessed be the Lord God, the God of Israel, Who only does wondrous things!
Psalm 72:18
24 But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgment, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight,” says the Lord.
Jeremiah 9:24
31 that, as it is written, “He who glories, let him glory in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 1:31
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