Say to the Righteous

Just last week, my mother had a situation. Her small project she was doing that involved construction had some visitors from the National Construction Authority. The officers who visited the site decided to put the red X on the site. This thing troubled my mother so much and when she called, I told her the Scripture I have been meditating on for some time now.

“Unto the upright (righteous) there arises light in the darkness; He (the LORD) is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. It is well with the man who deals generously and lends, who conducts his affairs with justice (the righteous man). For (Surely) the righteous will never be moved (shaken); he will be remembered for ever. He will not be afraid of evil tidings; His heart is steadfast, trusting in the LORD. His heart is established (steady);” Psalms 112:4-8

The focus of my post today is not on how to be righteous or what righteousness is, but a simple message to the righteous. God has said in His Word, that the righteous shall never be moved. It does not matter the intensity of the darkness, still light will arise in the midst of that darkness.

We all know that light and darkness cannot exist together. When the light comes, darkness has no option but to disappear. It is not darkness that has authority over light, instead light prevails over darkness. There is no negotiation that goes on between darkness and light. Is there a situation that you have observed where there was light and darkness refused to go away?!

Light dawns (is sown) for the righteous, and joy (gladness) for the upright in heart. Psalm 97:11

For the sake of the righteous, God is willing to do anything and I mean anything to deliver them. He is both willing and able to make healing dawn for you in the midst of sickness, cause financial increase though you are in scarcity, and open a door that is impossible to open by ordinary means, if you are the righteous. For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. 1 Peter 3:12.

The bible has many examples of righteous men and women who were never moved. God intervened quickly (just like light travels at very high speed) on their behalf to save them. Our enemy the devil may think he has succeeded in marking you for demolition, but our God is in heaven and alive. He did many things to Brother Job, but Job was never moved. Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all. Psalm 34:19. He was not afraid of the sad news of the messengers that came to tell the tale of loss of his possessions and children.  Light arose in the darkness and the latter days were much better. He was a righteous man. God will not permit him to be defeated.

Brother Daniel too was in the den of lion, but his heart was steady, trusting in the LORD. In the morning, the King came to confirm that the righteous shall never be moved. Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego were put in the fire that had been multiplied seven times. The mighty men of valor who threw the righteous into the fire died because of the heat of the furnace, yet the righteous even in the fire were never moved. But the salvation of the righteous is of the LORD: he is their strength in the time of trouble. Psalm 37:39.

God intervened for Esther and Mordecai in the matter against Haman and overturned the calamity that was to befall the Jews.  The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. Psalm 34:17

God has anointed me to tell the righteous that rumors of war may arise at your work place, rumors of layoffs, terror groups may rise but you will never be moved or removed (The righteous shall never be removed Proverbs 10:30). Your heart shall be established trusting in the Lord.

I began by the story about my mother. The third day after that incident, she went to their office and as they were talking the officer admitted that the marking was put by mistake since the construction was complete already. She was advised to remove the mark and given a letter to that effect. This confirmed the Word of God: but the root of the righteous shall not be moved. Proverbs 12:3

The righteous shall not be forsaken. I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. Psalm 37:25. Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved. Psalm 55:22. The hope of the righteous shall be gladness: Proverbs 10:28. The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish (be hungry) Proverbs 10:3. For thou, LORD, wilt bless the righteous; with favour wilt thou compass him as with a shield Psalm 5:12.

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings. Isaiah 3:10

Shalom.

In the path of righteousness is life, and in its pathway there is no death. Proverbs 12:28