You who seek the Lord:
Look to the rock from which you were hewn,
And to the hole of the pit from which you were dug.
2 Look to Abraham your father,
And to Sarah who bore you;
For I called him alone,
And blessed him and increased him.” vv.1-2
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To "follow after righteousness" is to "seek the LORD" as seen in the following statement. Benson Commentary put it as: "earnestly desiring and diligently pursuing the justification of their persons, the sanctification of their nature, and practical obedience to God’s law." Being righteous isn't about being all high and mighty above others, it's what we become as children of God (Romans 5:19). Seeking the Lord, looking to the Rock of our salvation, desiring to know Him and be transformed into who He created each of us to be.
To be hewn, or dug, from a rock is against natural forces. We were all in a hole, a pit which was impossible for us to get out of yet by the grace and miracle of God He freed us. I like the reference to Abraham and Sarah's bodies as rocks in how they were way to old to have children and their bodies defied nature of bearing children at their old age, but just as John the Baptist said, Christ could raise up children of Abraham from rocks (Matthew 3:9).
How do you follow after righteousness? What is the rock you need to remember from which you were dug out?
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