Memorise: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms 30:5
Read: Revelation 21:1-7, 21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven, prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And
I heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of
God is with men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his
people, and God himself shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no
more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more
pain: for the former things are passed away.
5 And
he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he
said unto me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And
he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and
the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the
water of life freely.
7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 4:38-6:23, Proverbs 21:16-29
MESSAGE
‘It
shall be well’ it is futuristic statement. It speaks about something
that will happen later, a speculation about the future state of man.
Good appointed ministers of the Gospel as stewards of His mysteries.
These ministers are saddled with the responsibility of ‘rightly dividing
the Word of truth’, and distributing to everyone the right dose at the
right time. It is also their duty to try to separate the precious from
the vile, and to be God’s mouth-piece in all situations. In addition,
they are commissioned to operate as God’s ambassadors in this world by
delivering every message according to the mind of God, as documented in
the Holy Bible. It is in this respect that prophet Isaiah spoke in
Isaiah 3:10-11:
“Say
ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat
the fruit of their doings. Woe unto the wicked; it shall be ill with
him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.”
This
passage reveals that there are two classes of people in the world- the
righteous and the wicked. No matter how diverse men are, they must fall
under one of these categories.
(Open Heavens Home Page) Consequently, the Bible classifies the
people that are born again, sanctified and living in obedience to the
Word of God ad righteous, and everyone else that refuses to accept Jesus
as Lord and Saviour as wicked. Therefore, no matter how wealthy,
educated, and morally upright a person is, without Christ, they are
wicked. Wickedness in this case is tantamount to the rejection of the
work of salvation and the offer of peace and reconciliation freely
extended to humanity. We may then say that the righteous are those who
have been renewed in the spirit of their mind, and are following after
biblical holiness. On the other hand, the wicked are those who are still
in a carnal unregenerate state, unable to please God because of fleshly
lusts. Ecclesiastes 8:12 says:
“Though
a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet
surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear
before him:”
It
is obvious from these passages that God has decided to make the
righteous the focus of His love, favour, and blessings. God is saying
that in spite of the negative circumstances around you presently, the
present economic situation around the world, and the precarious
political environment. It shall be well with the righteous. This is good
news, however, it requires very serious consideration to decide where
we belong. To which of these classes do you belong? Are you consciously
living in obedience to God or are you living contrary to the Word of God? Answer these questions honestly and make a serious self assessment
of your life. As you do this, I declare that it shall be well with you
in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the grace to live in Your righteousness daily in Jesus’ name.
