Thursday June 13th, 2024
« You have loved what is right and hated what is wrong. That is why God, your God, anointed you, rather than your companions, with the oil of joy »
Read Psalm 33:1-5NKJV
1 Rejoice in the Lord, O you righteous! For praise from the upright is beautiful.
2 Praise the Lord with the harp; make melody to Him with an instrument of ten strings.
3 Sing to Him a new song; play skillfully with a shout of joy.
4 For the word of the Lord is right, and all His work is done in truth.
5 He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the goodness of the Lord.
There are many things we must consider before Romans 8:28 can become a reality in our lives.
We have to first look at today’s Scripture reading in conjunction with the memory verse. Today’s Scripture reading reveals that only a certain group of people can rejoice in the Lord and they are the righteous.
In other words, even amidst all, the calamities in the world, the righteous can still experience the goodness of the Lord.
We also see that what makes a man righteous is the word of God. Psalm 33:4GNT says
« The words of the LORD are true, and all his works are dependable »
Psalm 119:9 and 115–116 also corroborate this.
Although unrighteousness appears to have become the order of the day and it appears the wicked are walking around free and ‘rejoicing’, you must not be deceived because their end is destruction.
I know this because Psalm 73:18-19NKJV says
« Surely You set them in slippery places; You cast them down to destruction. Oh, how they are brought to desolation, as in a moment! They are utterly consumed with terrors »
We see a contrast in fortune for the righteous in today’s memory verse, however.
Here, the blessedness of the righteous is revealed.
Those who love to be upright and hate iniquity are anointed with the oil of gladness.
In other words, even when the world is in agony, the righteous are far from the calamities, rejoicing in the goodness of the Lord.
A classic example of this is Noah who was preserved in the ark with members of his immediate family during the flood (Genesis 7:17).
While others agonized and drowned, Noah was navigating upon the flood with his family.
This is this is exactly how it would turn out on the last day; the righteous shall rejoice and the wicked shall be damned.
Even now, God knows how He keeps His children from danger. Psalm 91 confirms this.
May the blessedness of the Lord be your portion from today as you live righteously, even in this perverse world, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Application – Father, please endow me with the blessedness of righteousness, even as I live for You, in the mighty name of Jesus.
Author – Bishop Enoch Adejare Adeboye; General Overseer of the RCCG
Edited by Naomie Joseph
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