Day 5 - The Right Kind Of Love
- Pastor b.Side
- Feb 5
- 3 min read

You love righteousness and hate wickedness; therefore God, Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions. - Psalm 45:7
The issue of “righteousness” is a tricky subject. When God created the heavens and the earth, He established the standards of right and wrong before He created people. This means that people don’t have a say in the matter. True “righteousness” is based on God’s decisions and declarations, and He never sought our opinions or advice. Psalm 45:7 states that God loves righteousness. God loves the things HE declared to be “right.” The verse also mentions that God hates wickedness. God hates the things that contradict or question His righteousness and integrity. This straightforward principle offers GREAT insight into what true “love” is all about.
Psalm 45 is essentially a love song, as noted in the subscript. It prophetically describes the affection of God’s people for the Messiah, reflecting God’s love for Him. The first part of the psalm teaches that the Messiah of Israel is uniquely endowed with transcendent strength, glory, and majesty; thus, He is referred to as “O Mighty One” in a way comparable to God Himself. The power and authority of the Messiah surpass all other kings, and this power and authority are rooted in righteousness – the very righteousness of God that He cherishes. The portrayal of the Messiah illustrates that He shares the same attributes as God Himself. The Messiah is the physical embodiment of God as Israel’s King. He’s the KING of kings. The King appreciates the traits of His own attributes and detests anything that opposes Him or is contrary to Him as God. What does this teach us about “love?”

“You love righteousness…”
Love is a tool that God uses to make Himself known, as much as it describes His affection for righteousness. God is righteous. God loves righteousness. God reveals His righteousness through the Messiah of Israel. Jesus said that God loved the world so much that He gave His only begotten Son to die for the sins of the world. By combining these truths, we understand that love is a tool God uses to reveal the goodness of His attributes, ultimately saving people from sin, death, and hell. When the scriptures say that God “loves righteousness,” we see how God proved it: He revealed Himself in the flesh according to His Word of righteousness. When we see the scriptures say that God hates wickedness, we see how God proved that, too: He waged war against the wages of sin when He went to the cross and then rose from the dead.
“Your God, has anointed You with the oil of gladness…”
We learn that true love requires the manifestation of God’s uniquely righteous attributes in the likeness of His Son, who died to Himself for the spiritual benefit of others, in a manner that’s completely contrary to sin. That’s the right kind of love. It’s always been that way.
Prayer for today
Our heavenly Father, we are thankful for Your Word that teaches us the true standards of right and wrong. We are grateful for all Your work, revealing the goodness of Your standards to us. You have given us Your Word by the inspiration of Your Spirit. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. You sent Your Spirit to dwell within us to convict, teach, and help. As we have been given these things, help us be good servants and stewards to “love” as You do. Equip us to repent from our sins. Arm us to die to ourselves for the spiritual benefit of others, the way You first did for us. We ask to do these things in Jesus’ name for His glory. Amen.
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