The Uncompromisingly Righteous
There are a set of verses in Psalm 92 that I speak often. They talk about us as God’s righteous people. Isn’t that wonderful! We see righteousness in the Old Testament before Jesus died and took our sins so that we could take His righteousness. What an exchange! He took our junk and we got His best. What a God we serve!
Verses 10-15 in the Amplified Bible
The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible].
Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
[Growing in grace] they shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap [of spiritual vitality] and [rich in the] verdure [of trust, love, and contentment].
[They are living memorials] to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
We see in these verses that we as God’s children, His righteous ones, shall flourish in this life. We shall prosper and do well. We will live long. We will be useful during our life and we will produce fruit from our life here on this earth. We shall be fruitful. What we do will produce for others. This first verse also states that we will be stately; that means we will be in a place of prestige.
We will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. That means we will be majestic. We will be enduring and not ones who can be “wiped out.” We will be incorruptible as we take in the incorruptible seed of the Word of God.
We are planted in God’s Kingdom. We are His. We shall flourish in His Presence.
Oh, yes, we will grow in grace, God’s favor that we do not deserve but yet have. And as I look at the next part of that verse, it means much more to me now than it used to because I am what one would consider entering into old age. I am growing in grace. I understand grace much more than I did in my earlier years. And, yes indeed, I am bringing forth fruit in my old age. We shall be full (did you see that word “full”?) of spiritual vigor and vitality, life.
And we shall be rich in the vigorous, growing condition of trust, love and contentment. Glory, Hallelujah! We grow in faith and trust and love and contentment and peace. We are rich in it. We are vigorously growing in all of these states.
We are memorials who are very much alive with the life of God. And we are showing forth His life. We are showing forth that He is upright. He can be trusted. He is faithful to His Word. He is faithful to His promises.
He is our rock. We are His. He keeps us stable and solid. He is righteous. There is no unrighteousness in Him. We can depend on that. He is righteous. Therefore, we are righteous because He made the way for us to be righteous. He made us righteous.
What a set of scriptures to remind us of who we are in Christ Jesus. Ponder all of these until you know that you know that you know that you know WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST JESUS!
Verses 10-15 in the Amplified Bible
The [uncompromisingly] righteous shall flourish like the palm tree [be long-lived, stately, upright, useful and fruitful]; they shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon [majestic, stable, durable, and incorruptible].
Planted in the house of the Lord, they shall flourish in the courts of our God.
[Growing in grace] they shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be full of sap [of spiritual vitality] and [rich in the] verdure [of trust, love, and contentment].
[They are living memorials] to show that the Lord is upright and faithful to His promises; He is my Rock, and there is no unrighteousness in Him.
We see in these verses that we as God’s children, His righteous ones, shall flourish in this life. We shall prosper and do well. We will live long. We will be useful during our life and we will produce fruit from our life here on this earth. We shall be fruitful. What we do will produce for others. This first verse also states that we will be stately; that means we will be in a place of prestige.
We will grow like a cedar in Lebanon. That means we will be majestic. We will be enduring and not ones who can be “wiped out.” We will be incorruptible as we take in the incorruptible seed of the Word of God.
We are planted in God’s Kingdom. We are His. We shall flourish in His Presence.
Oh, yes, we will grow in grace, God’s favor that we do not deserve but yet have. And as I look at the next part of that verse, it means much more to me now than it used to because I am what one would consider entering into old age. I am growing in grace. I understand grace much more than I did in my earlier years. And, yes indeed, I am bringing forth fruit in my old age. We shall be full (did you see that word “full”?) of spiritual vigor and vitality, life.
And we shall be rich in the vigorous, growing condition of trust, love and contentment. Glory, Hallelujah! We grow in faith and trust and love and contentment and peace. We are rich in it. We are vigorously growing in all of these states.
We are memorials who are very much alive with the life of God. And we are showing forth His life. We are showing forth that He is upright. He can be trusted. He is faithful to His Word. He is faithful to His promises.
He is our rock. We are His. He keeps us stable and solid. He is righteous. There is no unrighteousness in Him. We can depend on that. He is righteous. Therefore, we are righteous because He made the way for us to be righteous. He made us righteous.
What a set of scriptures to remind us of who we are in Christ Jesus. Ponder all of these until you know that you know that you know that you know WHO YOU ARE IN CHRIST JESUS!
posted by Rev. Kialeen Potterton @ 8:00 AM
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