Year of Realization - Day 51: The wealth of the wicked is saved up for the righteous.

"“Excellent!” the king said to Haman. “Quick! Take the robes and my horse, and do just as you have said for Mordecai the Jew, who sits at the gate of the palace. Leave out nothing you have suggested!””

‭‭Esther‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Often it seems that the wicked are riding high. And—for a season—they may. This fact unnecessarily leads to the angst of many righteous people. Indeed, the theme of Psalm 37 addresses this very dilemma. It starts out with this:

“Don’t worry about the wicked or envy those who do wrong. For like grass, they soon fade away. Like spring flowers, they soon wither.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭1‬-‭2‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Later on in this Psalm we see this:

“Put your hope in the Lord. Travel steadily along his path. He will honor you by giving you the land. You will see the wicked destroyed.”

‭‭Psalms‬ ‭37‬:‭34‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Yes, the Lord has promised that the tables will be turned on the wicked and it will be the righteous who will inherit those things the wicked have laid up for themselves.

Moses, instructing the children of Israel concerning their possession of the land, warns them not to forget the Lord. But look what he says just before that admonition:

““The Lord your God will soon bring you into the land he swore to give you when he made a vow to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is a land with large, prosperous cities that you did not build. The houses will be richly stocked with goods you did not produce. You will draw water from cisterns you did not dig, and you will eat from vineyards and olive trees you did not plant. When you have eaten your fill in this land, be careful not to forget the Lord, who rescued you from slavery in the land of Egypt.”

‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭6‬:‭10‬-‭12‬ ‭NLT‬‬

Wow! The Lord is taking his people into a land that has been being prepared for them by those who did not honor God at all. It was a great shift; now the children of Israel would possess for themselves what had belonged to the heathen.

“Good people leave an inheritance to their grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth passes to the godly.”

‭‭Proverbs‬ ‭13‬:‭22‬ ‭NLT‬‬

And please know, whether or not we see this wealth shift in this life, we know without a doubt that soon and very soon as Jesus comes to rule and reign on the Earth, the righteous will be in charge of everything. Indeed, we see references to this fact all through the word of God.

Three times in the book of Daniel alone it is prophesied that the people of God will inherit and rule all things. Here is just one of those references:

“Then the sovereignty, power, and greatness of all the kingdoms under heaven will be given to the holy people of the Most High. His kingdom will last forever, and all rulers will serve and obey him.””

‭‭Daniel‬ ‭7‬:‭27‬ ‭NLT‬‬

And speaking of a sudden shift, let’s look back at our opening scripture.

Today we see that all the wonderful things Haman had prescribed for himself, are suddenly being given to Mordecai! No, that won’t be embarrassing for Haman at all…

Dear child of God, we serve a wonderful God and King; and no matter what it may look like at any point in time, make no mistake, our obedience to our Lord is not in vain.

Peace to you.

Jesus is coming! Get ready for Him!

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