“For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous: but the way of the ungodly shall perish.”
Psalms 1:6
The Consummation of Both: What a sharp contrast between these. The righteous in the Lord, in His omniscience makes (Light, Day, Happy, Rejoicing, Prosperous, and Alive), the ungodly (Darkness, Night, Sadness, Gloom, Dying, and Death).
The Lord is salvation and the source of all supply for the righteous. (“But the salvation of the righteous is of the Lord: he is their strength in the time of trouble.” Ps. 37:39 Not that we are sufficient of ourselves to think any thing as of ourselves; but our sufficiency is of God;” II Cor. 3:5) (Also: Acts 17:28)
The ungodly have nothing but ruin and destruction. (“And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing in the flood upon the world of the ungodly; II Peter 2:5) (“But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” II Peter 3:7) Fire, smoke, and an horrible tempest shall the Lord cast upon this world of the ungodly. Is it not clear which way we ought to make our hearts go? (“The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry. The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.” Ps. 34:15-18)
The heart of the righteous is a heart of humility, faith, love, and obedience. Bringing in the abundance of showers of the Lord’s blessings, joy, and salvation. (“Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous: and shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart.” Ps. 32:11) What joy of our Lord is indeed our strength. When our hearts are in tune with Him and His will. (Neh. 8:10) Our final resting place of joy and peace in the eternal heavens with our Saviour and Lord Jesus Christ. (“We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord.” II Cor. 5:8)
The heart of the ungodly is of self, rebellion, this world, unfaithful, hate, pride, and disobedience. Bringing in a deluge of destruction of chaos, weeping, moaning, and gnashing of teeth. (“And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” Jude 1:14-15) A coming day in which the heavens shall be on fire, and this vile world of the ungodly shall be dissolved. Amen! The place of weeping and gnashing of teeth for the ungodly. (“There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and you yourselves thrust out.” Luke 13:28)
How ought not men fear and tremble at the furiousness and wrath of the Almighty Lord God? Who has made the only way of escape, dying for us. Dying for the ungodly. (“For when we were yet without strength, in due time Christ died for the ungodly.” Rom. 5:6) (“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” Rom. 5:8) Hallelujah! Amen! The way of the cross leads home. (“Much more then, being now justified by his blood, we shall be saved from wrath through him.” Rom. 5:9) Amen. (Thank you, Dear Lord) Today is the day of salvation, my friend. Fear God, repent, look in faith to Jesus Christ, the Son of God, the Way, the truth, and the Life. (“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.” John 14:6)