Wednesday        7th   November,  2018

```DESTINY DISCOVERY AND MOLDING MESSAGE```
♦ *TOPIC: RIGHTEOUS BUT YET CHALLENGED? Pt.2.*
*_By: Judah Olatunde_*

Luke  1:5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.
1:6 AND THEY WERE BOTH RIGHTEOUS BEFORE GOD, WALKING IN ALL THE COMMANDMENTS AND ORDINANCES OF THE LORD BLAMELESS.
1:7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years.

We have talked about the truth that says "unrighteousness brings affliction but it is also extremely vital we strike a balance by saying the whole bible truth. Apart from sin bringing affliction, the scripture has also made it very clear that you can be righteous and yet be afflicted or challenged. Zachariah was righteous but yet he was challenged.

We have a generation of people that tend to call you names based on the challenges you're going through. In fact, when people see you going through tough times as a believer, the first thing that comes to their mind will be that " this man/woman is a sinner". Even the disciples made such a mistake but Jesus made them understand that, it isn't always sin that attracts battles or causes afflictions or challenges but that you can also have challenges despite the fact that you're walking in righteousness (John 9:1-3).

From the book of John chapter 9 verse 26 all the way to 34 we saw this man that was born blind whom the disciples of Jesus perceived that the cause may have been that he had sin or his parents had sin. We saw that, this same man was a man that carried a mighty knowledge of God. He was teaching the Jewish leader who wanted to accuse Jesus falsely.

Zacharias and his wife had a flawless record. Their record of holiness and obedience were intact but yet, they were barren. It was the time that Jesus was filled with the Holy ghost that He was driven into the wilderness to be tempted. He wasn't driven into a place of dryness until He was full of the Spirit.

*Insights For Today:  Be patient enough to go through and never compromise your standards irrespective of what people say against you while going through. Stuck yourself to the truth even if you will suffer more afflictions for the truth's sake.*

*_Prayer Point: Ask for the power not to faint or bow to the negative suggestions of the crowd including fellow believers when you're going through unpleasant seasons as a righteous person._*

★DAILY BIBLE READING PLAN: Dan 8, John 6 and Psalms 26