The Path of the Righteous by Faith

UV 3438/10000 The Path of the Righteous By Faith
Praise the Lord ! (Hallelujah) Blessed ( fortunate, prosperous, and favoured by God) is the man who fears the Lord (with awe-inspired reverence and worships Him with obedience), who delights greatly in His commandments.

Psalm 112 v 1

When we praise the Lord, He raises us in our lifetime on Earth and even raises us from the dead. We are blessed as it implies that the Lord has chosen us out of all mankind. We look to God for everything with a sense of awe, wonder, gratitude, expectation. He will not disappoint us. His word which contains both His promises to claim and His commandments to obey are the source of great delight to us. As long as we do these things, we live in extreme favour of the Lord. He will cause whatever we do to prosper. He will cause the dead things in our lives, dead hopes to come alive. Our hearts are circumcised by Christ and the Holy Spirit so that we serve the Lord wholeheartedly. The layer of deceit, pride, self will that covers the human heart is peeled off. When we walk in all His ways each and every day, it shows we respect the Lord. The Lord surround our circumstances even as our circumstances surround us. The salvation Jesus provides is 360 degrees or in every conceivable direction, in every situation we confront in our daily lives.

The marks of blessing of such a person are detailed in Psalm 112- His children and descendants will be mighty on earth, they will be blessed. He prospers financially, too. He believes passionately in God but behaves compassionately. He is generous and just. He will never be defeated or feel insecure. He leaves a legacy of memories of his good deeds and good nature. He will be honoured in public. He will not be overtaken by bad news. His heart is steadfast and he is consistent. His enemies will not triumph over him. He will be vindicated. He remains upright and values integrity over any temporary gain through wrongful means.

In contrast, the desire of the wicked will amount to nothing. He will perish along with his dreams. He will be full of bitterness, jealousy, anger, frustration like Cain when he saw Abel finding extreme favour with the Lord. The wicked will become proud and foolish leading to decisions and choices that will bring about his eventual downfall. They will be like the dust that the wind blows away with no trace as if they never existed. We realize that there is only one right path that we can take- follow the One who described Himself as The Way, The Truth and the Light. All other paths lead to pathology.