Immovably Righteous
In Psalm 112, David outlined the characteristics of the righteous person. He starts the Psalm with a praise unto God and said that the person who fears the Lord is blessed. The righteous person takes pleasure in keeping the commandments of the Lord and his children are mighty in the land and all his descendants are blessed. David then said that wealth and riches are in the house of the righteous and his righteousness endures forever. He said that light shines upon the darkness for the righteous because he is gracious and merciful.
It is well for the righteous person who is generous and is in a position to lend to others and he is fair in the way that he conducts his business. “For the righteous will never be moved; he will be remembered forever” (Psalm 112:6). The righteous are not afraid when they hear bad news because their heart is firm in trusting in God. The righteous person is stable, is not afraid and always triumph over their enemies. The righteous is generous and gives to those in need and they are exalted in honour.
The wicked person is angry at the righteous, but the wicked melts away and perish. The wicked may try to attack the righteous but their evil ways will never prevail because the Lord’s hand of protection is over the righteous. Who then are the righteous among us? All who call upon the name of the Lord, who have accepted the message of salvation and have invited Jesus Christ to live in their hearts. As we are connected to God, we lay claim to the promises in the word and we pray with authority as children of God.
The promises in the word belongs to us and as we pray, angels go to work on our behalf to bring to pass what we declare. As the righteousness of God we declare light, favour, blessings, wealth and riches, stability and divine protection from our enemies. Because of our covenant promises from God, we don’t have to focus too much energy on fighting our adversaries. This is because the word of God is sure and we are firm in our conviction that the wicked cannot and will not prevail against us. We keep our eyes on Jesus and continue to do his will in taking care of those in need. As we do the will of God, he takes care of our affairs.
“He is like a tree planted by streams of water that yields its fruit in its season, and its leaf does not wither. In all that he does, he prospers” (Psalm 1:3).
A.P.-Y.
Published by Anneta Pinto-Young
I am a trained Social Worker who currently provides professional leadership on a programme to support Social Work students and Newly Qualified Social Workers entering the Social Work Profession.
Born and raised in Jamaica in a Christian family where my father is an ordained Pastor and Deacon who has served for over 50 years in the ministry. My father is also a trained musician and our family can be described as a musical family. I grew up in a small farming community in St. Peter’s, St. Andrew and my parents also have a small farm.
I credit my gift of writing to my father who I watched and listened to over the years as he wrote sermons, poems and other recitals in his capacity in ministry. English has always been an easy subject for me and over the years I have developed an increased interest in writing.
I am a Trainer, I sing and have a passion for worship, the spoken word and the free flow of the prophetic anointing. I am married to my best friend Andrew Christopher Young who is an advanced Musician and whose music you can find on YouTube and Facebook. I am a trained Coach and Mentor and I love experimenting with food so I love cooking. I enjoy trying cultural dishes from across the world and I view food as an entry into cultures and languages.
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October 11, 2021October 11, 2021
