The Righteous Have Everything in Christ

"A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

"For the arms of the wicked shall be broken: but the LORD upholdeth the righteous." (Psalm 37: 16-17)

At first, this verse may seem like a small consolation for the believer. "A little that a righteous man hath" seems like a pittance compared to the wealth of the wicked.

Let us read every scripture through the Finished Work of the Cross (2 Timothy 2: 15).

 Jesus first warned of the esteem that we should give to our souls above all else:

"For what is a man profited, if he shall gain the whole world, and lose his own soul? or what shall a man give in exchange for his soul?" (Matthew 16: 26)

We are saved, body, soul, and spirit, through the death and resurrection of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ:

"We know that we have passed from death unto life, because we love the brethren. He that loveth not his brother abideth in death." (1 John 3: 14)

In fact, the righteousness that we have is infused with who we are in Christ:

"For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him. " (2 Corinthians 5: 21)

And as righteous in Christ, we have the Holy Spirit living in us, which transforms us into the same standing as Jesus Christ:

"Herein is our love made perfect, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment: because as he is, so are we in this world." (1 John 4: 17)

We are heirs of God through Christ, as well (Romans 8: 17).

In Christ, therefore, our "little" can become much, just as Jesus multiplied scraps into loaves and fishes to feed thousands (Mark 6: 41-44)

In Christ, everything is ours (1 Corinthians 3: 21-22).