Lord, You are Holy and Righteous.

 Lord, You Are Holy and Righteous

A Reflection on Psalm 145:17 and Revelation 15:3-4

Lord, You are holy—set apart, a flame apart,

No shadow, no impurity, no stain within Your heart.

The seraphim cry holy, the elders cast their crowns,

And heaven's temple fills with smoke as glory shakes the grounds.

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty.” (Revelation 4:8)

Holy—not a cold and distant purity,

But the blazing, tender wholeness that draws the broken to Thee.

You are not like us, yet You bend to lift our fallen race,

And in Your holiness, we find a safe and healing place.

Lord, You are righteous—perfect in all Your ways,

Your judgments true, Your mercy just, Your love an endless blaze.

Every path You take is straight; every verdict, fair.

You do not twist the scales of right, nor turn a blind eye to despair.

The Lord is righteous in all His ways and kind in all His works. (Psalm 145:17)

Righteous—not to crush, but to restore;

To vindicate the wronged, to open every prison door.

Your righteousness is not a sword of cold, unfeeling law,

But the loving hand of justice that makes the broken whole and saw.

So we bow before Your holiness, we trust Your righteous ways.

In a world of shifting shadows, You are the undimmable blaze.

Lord, You are holy and righteous—and we confess Your name.

No one is like You, glorious forever, always the same.

“Great and marvelous are Your deeds, Lord God Almighty. Just and true are Your ways, King of the nations. Who will not fear You, Lord, and bring glory to Your name? For You alone are holy.” (Revelation 15:3-4)

Amen.