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The Righteous Man
James 5:13-18 . . . Is any among you afflicted? let him pray. Is any merry? let him sing psalms.
Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord: And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him. Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much. Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
Are you a righteous man or woman? Do you know any righteous men or women? Let’s look at one and see how we compare. Since James used Elijah (Elias) as an example, let’s check him out.
1Kings 17 . . .
[1] And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the Lord God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
The prophet – a righteous man – will speak the truth to anyone, even an evil king. He will say and do whatever God tells him to. Elijah’s first step was to be a righteous man. His second step was to hear what God was saying. And, his third step was to do what God told him. Too often we try to take on the gifts and the offices without first taking on righteousness. In the long run that never works.
But, look at the power of the righteous man. Do you see the power of his words? Elijah calls forth the drought and proclaims it will not rain until he says so. That’s power!! The righteous man speaks power.
[2] And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying . . .
The righteous man will regularly hear from God. He doesn’t have to seek God’s attention or His Word. God’s Word comes to him. He hears from God!
[3-4] Get thee hence, and turn thee eastward, and hide thyself by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan. And it shall be, that thou shalt drink of the brook; and I have commanded the ravens to feed thee there . . .
God knew King Ahab would come after Elijah. The righteous man will be protected and provided for by God. He doesn’t need to worry or fret about those things.
[5] So he went and did according unto the word of the Lord: for he went and dwelt by the brook Cherith, that is before Jordan.
So he went and he did! The sign of a righteous man. Not just a talker but a doer.
[6] And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.
Dirty old birds will feed you and you will drink from water with unknown purity. Could you do it? The righteous man can and does. Why? Because God told him to. God provides by whatever means He chooses. The righteous man doesn’t question the source. He takes the gift.
[7-8] And it came to pass after a while, that the brook dried up, because there had been no rain in the land. And the word of the Lord came unto him, saying . . .
Notice God didn’t speak to the righteous man again until the brook dried up – not just before it dried up, but after it dried up. How long after the brook dried up did God speak to Elijah? It doesn’t say, but it may have been months. And, the righteous man continued to wait on God. When God sends you somewhere, or gives you that job you’ve been seeking for weeks, or a place to live or a church to go to, stay there until he tells you to leave. When God gives you something to do, stay with it until He tells you it’s done.
[9] Arise, get thee to Zarephath, which belongeth to Zidon, and dwell there: behold, I have commanded a widow woman there to sustain thee.
From dirty birds to a poor widow with no job, no money, no possibilities, no future but death. How can she sustain the righteous man?
[10-11] So he arose and went to Zarephath. And when he came to the gate of the city, behold, the widow woman was there gathering of sticks: and he called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as she was going to fetch it, he called to her, and said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bread in thine hand.
But, the righteous man does what he is told. How can he ask this poor widow for food and drink? Because God said it would be so. He said she would sustain the righteous man. If Elijah had not asked her, she would never have received. How often have you refused a gift or offering from someone you know is in need? You just may have stolen their blessing! The righteous man does not see circumstances, but only what God says. God’s Word is reality to the righteous man.
The righteous man stops looking at the temporary and focuses on the eternal.
1Kings 17:24 . . . And the woman said to Elijah, Now by this I know that thou art a man of God, and that the word of the Lord in thy mouth is truth.
Some time and 13 verses later the widow says this. Why does the widow now know that Elijah is a righteous man of God? Didn’t she already know that? Did she call him righteous because her son was returned to life? Maybe, but she was already seeing and receiving a miracle – a life saving miracle. Then why? Because the righteous man finally shows his compassion and love.
The righteous man . . . the gifted man . . . and love. Many do good works. Many can quote the Bible forwards and backwards. Many have an answer to every question. Many read all the great books on theology, apologetics, religious doctrines, and who knows what else. But do they have compassion and love, and does it show?
1Corinthians 12:31-13:3 . . . But covet earnestly the best gifts: and yet shew I unto you a more excellent way. Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing. And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.
Many are called, but few are chosen. Why? Without compassion and love you do not get there. Without compassion and love you will not hear from God as the righteous man does.
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May our Lord God, cause you to be extremely sensitive to His Holy Spirit, becoming the sons of God, and cause you to realize it! May He protect you on the right and the left. May He be your rearward guard, go before you, and possess the gates of the enemy and take back what was stolen from you and help you to learn to walk upright in His Righteous council all the days of your life.
That your desire and will be the accomplishing of His total Will in your life, Word upon Word, precept upon precept, line upon line, unto the full measure of the maturity of Christ, the Hope of Glory. So, that you are an honor and a praise unto Him all the days of your life, that your lamp will not be hid but shine forth like bright stars in the midst of a dark, wicked, and perverse generation.
The Word of God clearly states that we be found redeeming the time and the lives of those who will receive it. He has called you to be victorious and you hearken to His call. Father help them to have victorious dominion as Your priest and king, Your humble servant, and to God be the Glory, Honor and Praise, in Jesus Christ’s Holy Name. Amen!
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Candace
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