You are Righteous

Benefits of the Righteous

by Gerri Nash

I’ve been thinking about the word “righteous” for a while and every time I run across the words righteous or righteousness in the Bible, I get a stirring in my heart. Righteousness is a gift. We don’t earn righteousness. We receive righteousness. Jesus gave us the gift of righteousness. We are righteous because we believe in the finished work of Jesus on the cross. Because of our believing, it puts us in right standing with God.

The Bible says, “If you openly admit by your own mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord, and if you believe in your own heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” For it is believing in the heart that makes a man righteous before God””. (Romans 10:9-10 – Phillips New Testament).

Below are some of the benefits of the righteous found in the books of Psalms and Proverbs. We must take the time to read and meditate on the scriptures and allow them to become a reality in our lives.

  1. For You, O Lord, will bless the righteous; With favor You will surround him as with a shield. (Psalm 5:12)
  2. For God is with the generation of the righteous. (Psalm 14:5)
  3. The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And His ears are open to their cry. (Psalm 34:15)
  4. The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears, And delivers them out of all their troubles. (Psalm 34:17)
  5. Many are the afflictions of the righteous, But the Lord delivers him out of them all. (Psalm 34:19)
  6. The Lord upholds the righteous. (Psalm 37:17)
  7. I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread. (Psalm 37:25)
  8. “Surely there is a reward for the righteous. (Psalm 58:11)
  9. The horns of the righteous shall be exalted.” (Psalm 75:10)
  10. The righteous shall flourish like a palm tree. (Psalm 92:12)
  11. The Lord loves the righteous. (Psalm 146:8)
  12. The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish. (Proverbs 10:3)
  13. Blessings are on the head of the righteous. (Proverbs 10:6)
  14. And the desire of the righteous will be granted. (Proverbs 10:24)
  15. The righteous will flourish like foliage. (Proverbs 11:28)
  16. The righteous will come through trouble. (Proverbs 12:13)
  17. No grave trouble will overtake the righteous. (Proverbs 12:21)
  18. In the house of the righteous there is much treasure. (Proverbs 16:6)
  19. The Lord is far from the wicked, But He hears the prayer of the righteous. (Proverbs  15:29)
  20. The name of the Lord is a strong tower; The righteous run to it and are safe. (Proverbs 18:10)
  21. The righteous are bold as a lion. (Proverbs 28:1)

All scriptures are taken from the New King James Version.