The word “lovingkindness” comes from the Hebrew word “hesed.”  The word “hesed” is typically translated as; “compassion, goodness, loyalty, mercy, steadfast love, bonded love, sticky love, unfailing love, and covenant love.”

“God also bound himself with an OATH, so that those who received the promise could be perfectly sure that He would never change His mind.” Hebrews 6:13-19 [NLT]

  The moment David stepped out from the Israelites battle line he ceased to be a private citizen of Israel.  As the “Representative” all of Israel was now IN David, his victory would become their victory…his defeat would become their defeat.

“They all understood what it meant to live in covenant with the Almighty God.”

“God is a God of order, therefore when His people follow His order great things happen.”

We are created in the image of the One who likes to do NEW things.

 “Our perspective of hope becomes an eager anticipation of what good God has in store  for our lives according to His character and promises.” 

If we are going to be successful in the process of righteousness, we must come to a place of comfort and confidence in the Trinity’s heart for the process.

”When God imparts His righteousness into our lives it causes a radical alteration to occur in a person’s heart, mind and will.”

 Jesus defined "righteous living" by a believer choosing to walk in humility, having a heart of repentance, being kind-hearted, merciful, full of integrity, peaceful and a willingness to endure hardship.

The moment we put our trust and faith in the finished work of Jesus…we were not only placed in right standing before the Father, but we were also positioned to live under the blessing of righteousness.

The righteousness of God condemns us only when we reject it, but it saves us when we accept it.