God will be merciful to him for his sins (I Kings 15:3-5 Job 42:10-17 Psalm 18:25 James 2:13).God will bless him at death in many ways (Numbers 23:10 Proverbs 14:32 Isaiah 57:1-2).God will bless him with exceptional abilities and events (Gen 5:24 Psalm 18:29 Daniel 11:32).God will surely answer the prayers of the righteous (Psalm 34:17 Pr 15:8,29 Jas 5:16 I Pet 3:12).God will fulfill His promises to the righteous (Gen 18:19 I Samuel 2:30-31 II Chronicles 6:23).If you think it too simple, then tell me why you are not living the righteous life. I speak only to those who believe the Bible is true, for those who reject it are without reason or hope in life.It is right to speak of a man’s power with God, for the LORD testified of it with Jacob (Gen 32:28 Hos 12:3).As we have entered upon a new year, this provides a wonderful opportunity for us to soberly assess our lives.This sermon by its content and nature applies most directly to the men, but it is also true for the women also.Elijah is given as an example of a righteous man, yet he is described as subject to our passions (Jas 5:16-18).There is no man that does not sin and there is no man inherently righteous (Romans 3:10 I John 1:8,10).This sermon does not deal with the essential righteousness of Jesus Christ imputed to the elect in God’s act of justification it rather deals with the practical righteousness that the elect may work out by the grace of regeneration (Eph 2:10 Phil 2:12-13 II Pet 1:1-11).Preliminary reading must include David’s psalms of God’s blessing on the righteous, which state in clearest language His great rewards for faithfulness and righteousness in serving Him (Psalm 18:19-26 112:1-10).

Characteristics of a righteous man