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Life is Blooming Part 4
(The Heart of the Righteous)
We will study:
The Heart of the Righteous
Scripture Reading:
Psalms 37:28-33, NIV
1. The ___________ of the righteous go far beyond those who are living, existing, or abiding in
the land of the unsaved, the wicked, or the unbelieving.
 The righteous are spared from the judgment of God.
Genesis 18:23, NIV, Genesis 18:26, NIV
 The righteous have the Lord’s eyes on them, their prayers are heard and the Lord delivers
them out of trouble.
Psalms 34:15-17, NIV
 The righteous person’s home is blessed.
Proverbs 3:33, NIV
 The righteous have a crown of blessing; their memory is blessed.
Proverbs 10:6-7, AMP
 The righteous person’s path is of ease.
Isaiah 26:7, AMP
2. What is the righteousness of God?
 The righteousness of God is first of all His own character; it includes both His internal
consistency and His fairness or justice in all of His dealings.
 Secondly, this righteousness is applied to man as a ‘right standing’ with God in terms of a
covenant relationship.
There is no understanding of righteousness apart from
understanding covenant.
 The Old Testament teaches that righteousness on the part of either God or man consists
of fulfilling the promises contained in the covenant or agreement between them.
 Righteousness is a gift of God to man received by faith; it clothes him like a garment
making him acceptable in God’s sight, while God works on the inside by the Holy Spirit
to change his character until he too is right and fair in all his dealings.
A. The heart of the righteous will do what is right as a ___________ to the type of character
that’s displayed.
Isaiah 26:7-10, NIV
 The righteous have decided a path to which they choose to follow. Life for them is
simple, think like God before you act and your actions will equal to righteousness.
 The unrighteous disregard anything that will question the intent or motives of their heart.
They are selfish; deciding to act against what is morally or godly appropriate in spite of
whom it may harm.
Ezekiel 33:12-13, NIV
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1. God has _________ those who wear righteousness as a coat of honor. This individual
will be _________ from the evil which prevails against them to stop or hinder their
standard of righteousness to destroy their testimony.
Psalms 97:10-12, NIV
 The heart of the Righteous makes decisions of passionate love toward God.
 There are spiritual forces in favor to aid and empower the righteous in their desire to
do the right thing.
Proverbs 10:28-32, NIV
2. Those that inherit the earth are righteous; they will ___________, take __________, and
_________ in the Kingdom of God. These individuals walk the earth as sons of God to
authenticate the Kingdom of God. As sons of God they are in a superior form as natural
men with authority over all other authorities.
Revelation 20:6, NIV, Revelation 22:5, NIV
 The righteous will prosper.
Psalms 72:7, NIV, Psalms 5:12, AMP
 The righteous will never go hungry.
Proverbs 10:3, NIV
 The righteous are protected.
Psalms 94:21-23, NIV
B. A righteous hearted individual has pleasing God as the focus of exhibiting their motives in
their affairs. This person has pleasing God as a standard. God says this individual is after
His own heart.
Acts 13:22, KJV
 The mind decides to do what is right but the heart conceals the right thing to do.
 A righteous person has determined the path of righteousness before they are tempted with
evil.
Psalms 37:37-40, AMP
1. The test of the heart of the righteous is in the midst of danger with the enemy at your
___________.
1 Samuel 24:13-20, NIV
2. The righteous person has ___________ such as:
 They will not try to gain the advantage over someone by using the evil tendencies of
the heart.
 They can’t destroy what God has anointed.
 They prefer death before condemning others to death to justify their actions.
 They rely on God to deliver them.
 They pity their enemies.
 They make worship a secure place of refuge.
3. The Word of God, ___________ in the Word, and prayer and worship before the Lord
will supply us with a heart of righteousness.
 A righteous heart requires changing our method of internalizing good and evil. The
pursuit of what is good will always overcome evil.
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Titus 1:8, NIV, Titus 2:7, NIV, Titus 2:14, NIV, Titus 3:8, NIV, Titus 3:14, NIV, 3 John
11, NIV
 Righteousness always promotes what is good.
Psalms 85:10, NIV
 The righteous heart will live a quiet and peaceable life with light afflictions because
their trust is in the Lord
Psalms 37:5-6, NIV
Conclusion:
The heart of the righteous is the jewel of the Kingdom. God is able to get this individual to
execute His ‘will’ and he is able to trust their heart in difficult moments because they have their
trust in Him. A righteous person has decided to do what’s right before they are confronted with
evil. Righteousness is a powerful force against evil and the righteous person lends their heart to
do what is good and God will protect them.