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It shall be Well with the Righteous

 

“Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit of their doings.” (Isaiah 3:10)

 

What would it mean to you to know that every trial and every failure, every joy and every sorrow, every good day and every difficult day is ordained, designed, purposed, and ordered by your heavenly Father for your eternal good and his glory? — That all things that come to pass in your life and in the life of your family are for your good? That is the experience and heritage of every believer (Romans 8:28-39; Isaiah 3:10).

 

The Righteous

Who are the righteous to whom God makes this great promise? They are all who have been made righteous in Christ by the grace of God. Every sinner who trusts the Lord Jesus Christ has been made the righteousness of God in him. We are made righteous in free justification by Christ’s righteousness imputed to us. And we are made righteous in sanctification in the new birth, by Christ’s righteousness imparted to us. This is what Peter calls being made “partakers of the divine nature.” We are made righteous in the experience of grace by faith, by faith receiving the righteousness of Christ.

 

God’s Promise

Say ye to the righteous, that it shall be well with him!” — You may read the statement as broadly as your heart’s imagination will allow. There are no limitations to the promise. There are no conditions to the promise. There are no qualifications in the promise. To the righteous God simply says, “It shall be well with him.” Our God, who cannot lie, made the promise. Our hearts ought to respond, “If God has said it shall be well with me, then it is, has been, and shall be well with me!” It shall be well with the righteous. — It shall be well with the righteous always, at all times, and in all circumstances.

It is well with the righteous now (1 Thessalonians 5:18). It is well with the righteous when all seems to be ill. It is well with the righteous when it is ill to everyone else. When temptations come, it shall be well with the righteous (1 Corinthians 10:13). When trials come, it shall be well with the righteous (Hebrews 12:5-11; James 1:12). When Satan buffets, it shall be well with the righteous. When we are weak, it shall be well with the righteous (2 Corinthians 12:9).

Even when we sin, it shall be well with the righteous (1 John 2:1-2). Yes, even when we fall, it shall be well with the righteous. — “Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast down; for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand” (Psalm 37:24). — “Rejoice not against me, O mine enemy: when I fall, I shall arise; when I sit in darkness, the Lord shall be a light unto me. I will bear the indignation of the Lord, because I have sinned against him, until he plead my cause, and execute judgment for me: he will bring me forth to the light, and I shall behold his righteousness” (Micah 7:8-9).

So long as we live on this earth, it shall be well with the righteous. In the hour of death, it shall be well with the righteous. In the judgment, it shall be well with the righteous. And for all eternity, it shall be well with the righteous (Revelation 21:4; 22:4).

 

 

 

Don Fortner

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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