Our Favorite Proverbs: Proverbs 11:30

by David Chadwick

“The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life, and whoever captures souls is wise.”

Proverbs 11:30

Do you know what the word “righteous” means? It is defined as “someone acting in accordance with divine or moral law, free from guilt or sin; being morally justified, upright, or virtuous.”

When a righteous person lives righteously, the fruit of that person is a tree of life. Not only for themselves, but also for all those around them. Others will want to be righteous as well.

And like the tree of life in the garden of Eden, the fruit of the righteous man or woman gives life forever. A righteous life multiples righteousness for generations to come.

Our God is a righteous God (Psalm 11:7, Psalm 119:137, Ezra 9:15). His character is perfect righteousness. In fact, Psalm 145:7 says that God is righteous in ALL of his ways. As you may have heard me say, “I looked up ‘ALL’ in the dictionary. Guess what it means? ALL!”

Hebrews 12:28 says, “Therefore let us be grateful for receiving a kingdom that cannot be shaken, and thus let us offer to God acceptable worship, with reverence and awe.” When those of us who are righteous in Christ live righteously, we are advancing an unshakeable, eternal kingdom that never fails.

What is the most righteous act that people who follow Jesus can do? The capturing of eternal souls!

After all, there is nothing we can take with us into eternity except our eternal souls.

And when we arrive in heaven, we will spend eternity with those who we helped come to know Jesus. Those whose eternal souls have been redeemed forever. And they will forever thank us for helping them get to heaven.

Make sure you keep first things first: the salvation of people’s eternal souls. Pray today for the harvest. Luke 10:2 says that the harvest is plentiful - the souls are many - but the laborers are few. May we pray EARNESTLY for the Lord to send out laborers into his harvest!