BLESSED BY THE MEMORY OF THE RIGHTEOUS

Proclamation:

"Blessings crown the head of the righteous ... The memory of the righteous will be a blessing, but the name of the wicked will rot." Proverbs 10:6-7 (NIV)

Explanation:

These words of King Solomon, the wisest man to ever live, were written under the inspiration of The Holy Spirit of God to the people of God to share his insights on human behavior and how believers should conduct themselves.  His point here was that believers will be blessing to those whom they leave behind after their death.  The memory of their blessed life will continue to bless others.

Application:

 A righteous person will be remembered by man and by God after their death, and their memory will be a blessing to those that they left behind.  To those who have experienced the death of a loved one who was a child of God, remembering their Christian life and the things that they taught us or experienced with us will be a blessing to us.  Our loved one, be they family or friend, may be gone, but they are not forgotten.  Their memory will remain in our minds and in our hearts and thereby become a part of us.  The memory of their life can still be a blessing to us long after their death.  We should thank God for the blessing of having had them in our lives for however long, and for the continued blessings that their memory affords us.  The Good Lord God allowed them to bless us while they were alive and by His grace their memory will continue to be a blessing to us now that they are gone.