THE RIGHTEOUS SHALL PERSEVERE
“The path of the just is like the shining sun, that shines ever brighter unto the perfect day. The way of the wicked is like darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble” (Proverbs 4:18)
The righteous man perseveres, notwithstanding all seeming discouragements from God, and real oppositions from men. Though God seem to cast cold water on him, yet his fire never goes out. He is more embolden when the evil world dash him out of countenance, and damp his spirit.
Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? (Romans 8:35) Shall tribulation, or distress? shall these separate us from the love of Christ? That is, either from that love which we bear to Christ, or from that love that Christ bears to us; what shall make Christ out of love with us? Or what shall make us out of love with Christ? “No, in all these things We are more than conquerors through him that loved us” (Romans 8:37). He loves us and we shall go on to love him: for through him, we shall not only conquer but over- conquer whatsoever stands in the way to divert us from His love, or to render Him unlovely.
“I will be like the dew to Israel; He shall grow like the lily, and cast forth his roots like Lebanon (Hosea 14:5). The trees of Lebanon are high, and spread out their branches, but they are also deeply rooted, they have as much underground as above. As the believers grow up and spread forth their branches, so they grow down and cast out their roots like Lebanon; though the winds and storms shake them, yet they stand firm. The goodness of the root will make them fruitful and firm. Any believer that stands by this strength shall stand and preserve.
The goodness of the Hypocrites is as the morning cloud, and goes away as the early dew (Hosea 6:4). The wind scatters the morning cloud, and the rising sun exhales the early dew; this goodness of the Hypocrite is gone; but the goodness of the righteous (like the goodness of God) endures continually (Psalm 52:1).
To God be all the Glory, Amen.
James Dina
james@mountzionblog.org
10th September, 2020
https://mountzionblog.org/the-righteous-shall-persevere/
Reference - "An Exposition with Practical Observations On the Book of JOB" by JOSEPH CARYL
