Thursday April 11, 2019

Welcome to *11/04* and the *EXCELLENCY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS* is in *Proverbs 11/04*-

_”Riches profit not in the day of wrath: but righteousness delivereth from death.”_

 

*Riches and righteousness are two of the grandest commodity anyone can have on earth.*

*The superlative edge of righteousness over riches is that where riches will fail to deliver you in the day of wrath and death, righteousness has been found over and over to deliver people in the day of wrath and death.*

 

Despite his riches, it was the righteousness of Job that gave him hedge from devilish attack, wrath and death- _”And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Then Satan answered the Lord , and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.”_ Job 1:8-10

Despite their riches, it was the righteousness of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego through their unflinching trust in God that delivered them from the wrath of the king and premature death- _”Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said, Blessed be the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that trusted in him, and have changed the king’s word, and yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor worship any god, except their own God.”_ Dan.3:28

 

Despite his riches, it was the righteousness of Daniel that delivered him out of the lions’ den- _”And when he came to the den, he cried with a lamentable voice unto Daniel: and the king spake and said to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver thee from the lions? Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, live for ever. My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions’ mouths, that they have not hurt me: forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt.”_ Dan.6:20-22

Despite his riches, the rich man in Jesus’ story of poor Lazarus and rich man lacked the required righteousness needed to deliver him from eternal judgment, torment and second death- _”There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels into Abraham’s bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments, and seeth Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.”_ Luke 16:19-23

 

*Righteousness can deliver you from both earthly wrath and death as well from eternal wrath and death.*

*Riches can not deliver you from earthly death and will surely not deliver you from divine judgment, wrath, torment and second death.*

 

*Prayer*

_O Lord fortify me with righteousness that will deliver me from earthly wrath and death as well as from divine judgment, wrath, torment and second death in Jesus name._

*PURSUE, POSSESS AND PRACTICE RIGHTEOUSNESS FAR OVER AND ABOVE RICHES*

 

Good day

*GOD’S RICHLY RIGHTEOUS GEM*

_#ORACLE FOR THE DAY# tunde-JESUSina#_