"Surely the righteous will never be shaken; they will be remembered forever.They will have no fear of bad news; their hearts are steadfast, trusting in the LORD. Their hearts are secure, they will have no fear; in the end they will look in triumph on their foes." (Psalm 112:6-8 NIV)
What can the righteous--those in right-standing with God expect? The first verse begins the expectations for the righteous. "Blessed is the man who fears (reverently respects) the Lord and delights in keeping His commands."
And then, the blessings are enumerated along with the curses for those
who do not reverently respect The Lord or delight in His commands.
The
righteous shall never be moved or ruffled by current events--not wars,
nor rumors of war, not the foolishness of politicians or the ungodliness
of judges. They shall not be moved the obvious influences of Satan that lead to the deaths of innocents or plots to overthrow. The righteous shall be remembered forever for their attempts to live a life that pleases God and not man.
The righteous shall have not fear or be moved by all the bad news in the world. They will--with every event--look to the Lord for comfort and solace and keep praising Him for His goodness.
With every newscast that broadcasts events that cause others to shudder
and quake, the righteous will continue to pray, and not be overly
concerned about what they see on the surface, for they know The Word and the times in which we live. The righteous understand that certain events must take place as the final revelation unfolds for all the world to see. The righteous are not concerned about their end for they know, their final destination is to spend eternity with Jesus.
As we get closer to seeing those things that must come--we know the end is not yet--but we are getting closer. Satan's
influence in the minds of people can be see in every aspect of our
daily lives. He is the author of confusion and chaos and where ever he
reigns, we can see the results. When men and women are
distraught over who God intended them to be and change to please
themselves, it is confusion that ignites the change and chaos that
ensues. Throughout history--if one would care to investigate--every time
man rises up against God and His intent for our being, tragedy occurs
on every front, leaving some shaking their heads, confused because they do not realize we were created for His good pleasure and not our own.
Finally, when the end comes--the
righteous will have opportunity to see the look amazement on the faces
of all those who attempted to belittle and persecute those who trust in
The Lord. For when The Lord returns to claim those who are His, the rest will have only a fiery lake to anticipate--their eternity for unbelief and disobedience.
Of
course, there will remain those who continue to pacify flesh instead of
seeking God's wisdom and obeying Him. They will be without excuse for
their final outcome for the righteous--those in right-standing
with God--have ever continued to point them in the right direction and
they refused to see the benefit of obeying our Lord and Savior, Jesus
Christ.
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