Throughout the Bible, we frequently meet individuals of astounding faith. Their righteousness seems other-worldly, and we assume we could never match such faith. It might feel that they were born with a natural gift of holiness. One such example is Job. The Bible’s testimony of Job is that he was “blameless and upright, one who feared God and turned away from evil.” What a guy! But how did Job become such a righteous man? Perhaps Job 1:5 gives us a clue.
We read that Job often rose early to offer burnt offerings for his children because he feared they might have cursed God. The end of the verse says, “Thus Job did continually.” And there is the key—Job didn’t just become righteous—he worked at it. He continually put spiritual things first and prioritized God’s ways. If we want to be righteous, we must do likewise and persist in faithful and obedient living.