Being Established

DEVOTION

PROVERBS

BEING ESTABLISHED

Prov 16:12

12 Kings detest wrongdoing, for a throne is established through righteousness.

NIV

Again this is about governing in the right manner. We course no longer live in the land of kings, although it seems at times some of our elected leaders think they  should be a king and it also seems they do not detest wrongdoing. But although this is about kings and Solomon might have written this for his successors or neighboring kings, it still holds true to how we live our lives as the royal priesthood, a holy nation, and children of the King of kings. We know without question that the King of king, God detest wrongdoing and his throne has always been in righteousness. We also should live in a manner as to detest wrongdoing and if our lives are in Christ then we are established in righteousness. The wrongdoing could be seen as refusal to accept Jesus as Lord and Savior for there are many people who are not born again who live as honest a life as possible, trying their best to not be involved in any wrongdoing. It is also quite possible, if fact it is a sure thing, for a person who has accepted Jesus as Lord and savior to do something which is wrong, which we define as sin, for none of us can be perfect. Even if we detest sin, we still fall into it from time to time. So the difference between wrongdoing and being established in righteousness is between refusing or accepting Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It is a good thing we detest a life without Christ, for with him we have been established in righteousness which is the only way we will live forever in the presence of God.