Good Is Not The Same As Right

Have you ever considered that for us there is a difference between good and right? Good is seen as something that will bring personal benefit to someone, but right is something that is correct, black and white, and ruled. We know from experience that what is correct to do, or to say, does not always feel gratifying, satisfying or rectifying, so it is in the details that right differentiates itself from good.

“The time is always right to do what is right.”– Martin Luther King, Jr.

For example – a craving for something sweet makes the search for chocolate, ice cream or cake a good idea, but if we have already exceeded our daily calorie intake or are in a diabetic state, this good idea is not a right idea. With good you can be misguided, but with right you will be divinely guided. 

We often know the right things to do, but the hard part is doing them. Our concept of good is mostly rooted in self-preservation, personal desires and biased perspectives. However, right is how we subdue and elevate ourselves from a self protective orientation. We are more than natural and earthly, so good is not the one what makes us stand worthy. Good is in consideration of the me but Right is all about the we and decree.

So, what can we do now to live rightly, righteously and in right-standing with God?

There is also a secret blessing in this – when we do right first, we are rewarded in the end with what is truly good. As we invest in becoming wholly who we were created to be, we will learn to willingly live by integrity and by God’s decrees.

Have a righteous day!