IT SHALL BE WELL
Memorise: For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is
life: weeping may
endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. Psalms 30:5
Read: Revelation 21:1-7, 21 And I saw a new heaven and a new earth: for the first
heaven and the first earth were passed away; and there was no more sea.
2 And I
John saw the holy city, new Jerusalem, coming down from God out of heaven,
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3 And I
heard a great voice out of heaven saying, Behold, the tabernacle of God is with
men, and he will dwell with them, and they shall be his people, and God himself
shall be with them, and be their God.
4 And
God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more
death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the
former things are passed away.
5 And he
that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new. And he said unto
me, Write: for these words are true and faithful.
6 And he
said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I
will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
7 He
that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall
be my son.
Bible in one year: 2nd Kings 4:38-6:23, Proverbs 21:16-29
MESSAGE
‘It shall be well’ it is
futuristic statement.
It speaks about something that will happen later, a
speculation about the future state of man. Good appointed ministers of the
Gospel as stewards of His mysteries. These ministers are saddled with the
responsibility of ‘rightly dividing the Word of truth’, and distributing to
everyone the right dose at the right time. It is also their duty to try to
separate the precious from the vile, and to be God’s mouth-piece in all
situations. In addition, they are commissioned to operate as God’s ambassadors
in this world by delivering every message according to the mind of God, as
documented in the Holy Bible. It is in this respect that prophet Isaiah spoke
in Isaiah 3:10-11:
“Say ye
to the righteous, that it shall be well with him: for they shall eat the fruit
of their doings. Woe unto the wicked; it shall be ill with him: for the reward
of his hands shall be given him.”
This passage reveals that there
are two classes of people in the world- the righteous and the wicked. No matter
how diverse men are, they must fall under one of these categories.
Consequently, the Bible classifies the people that are born again, sanctified
and living in obedience to the Word of God ad righteous, and everyone else that
refuses to accept Jesus as Lord and Saviour as wicked. Therefore, no matter how
wealthy, educated, and morally upright a person is, without Christ, they are
wicked. Wickedness in this case is tantamount to the rejection of the work of
salvation and the offer of peace and reconciliation freely extended to
humanity. We may then say that the righteous are those who have been renewed in
the spirit of their mind, and are following after biblical holiness. On the
other hand, the wicked are those who are still in a carnal unregenerate state,
unable to please God because of fleshly lusts. Ecclesiastes 8:12 says:
“Though
a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know
that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:”
It is obvious from these passages
that God has decided to make the righteous the focus of His love, favour, and
blessings. God is saying that in spite of the negative circumstances around you
presently, the present economic situation around the world, and the precarious
political environment. It shall be well with the righteous. This is good news,
however, it requires very serious consideration to decide where we belong. To
which of these classes do you belong? Are you consciously living in obedience
to God or are you living contrary to the Word of God? Answer these questions
honestly and make a serious self assessment of your life. As you do this, I
declare that it shall be well with you in Jesus’ name.
Prayer Point
Father, please give me the grace to live in Your righteousness daily
in Jesus’ name.
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