Psalms 58

11 So that men will say,
“Surely there is a reward for the righteous;
Surely He is God who judges in the earth.”


How many of you like rewards programs.
1) earn $5 Extra Bucks Rewards for every 10 prescriptions filled.
2) JC Penny says You'll earn a $10 card for every $100 spent
3) Papa Jones says - Earn 1 point for every $5 you spend online 
4) Regal cinemas says - each time you buy a ticket, you earn reward points and you can redeem them for Popcorn next time.
5) Costco, Sams club, BJs, every one says you spend monthly 250 - annual you ear 60$.
6) Kohls occasionally gives 30% coupons.


Rewards, Rewards,Rewards.
The world attracts people with rewards programs.



But this verse 11 says, Surely there is a reward for the righteous.

The Lord gives rewards for the righteous.
The Rewards

Gods plan for your life when you die on this earth.
But Gods plan goes on for eternity



Let us look at the Rewards that are that for believers

1 Corinthians 3:8-11

 8 Now he who plants and he who waters are one, and each one will receive his own reward according to his own labor.

9 For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, you are God’s building. 10 According to the grace of God which was given to me, as a wise master builder I have laid the foundation, and another builds on it. But let each one take heed how he builds on it. 11 For no other foundation can anyone lay than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ. 12 Now if anyone builds on this foundation with gold, silver, precious stones, wood, hay, straw, 13 each one’s work will become clear; for the Day will declare it, because it will be revealed by fire; and the fire will test each one’s work, of what sort it is. 14 If anyone’s work which he has built on it endures, he will receive a reward. 15 If anyone’s work is burned, he will suffer loss; but he himself will be saved, yet so as through fire.

Rewards are the way Jesus feels about you for your love to Him.

Your salvation is built on Lord Jesus.

But you have to build on top of it.

Every one's work will be tested.
This work will be your choices, your little things.

Parable of the  talents. 
When the person who was given 5 talents brought five other talents, then the Lord says Well Done.
There is a reward.

Matthew 25:
 21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into the joy of your lord.’

Every little thing that we have and how we use it, it matters.

every choice, even your money how we use it matters, and it will be rewarded.

because what do you have that you have not received it.

and if you have received it, are you not the steward to take care of it.

And even the money that you use will have big impact in coming life.

The Exchange rate is BIG.

Fire does not hurt gold, silver.

Fire consumes wood, hay, straw.




We should know that you have work in millennium rule.
the 1000 year rule in new Jerusalem.

Dont be shocked when you see God face to face.
We should ask God, shock me now to show my faults , blind spots, that i can reject wickedness.


Some will be called least in the kingdom, some will be called great in the kingdom.

Matthew 10:

40 “He who receives you receives Me, and he who receives Me receives Him who sent Me. 41 He who receives a prophet in the name of a prophet shall receive a prophet’s reward. And he who receives a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall receive a righteous man’s reward. 42 And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.”


Heaven is full of rewards.

Wickedness - Righteousness


David uses highly descriptive language comparing the wicked to snakes, serpents, cobras, and lions, and prays to God to "smash their teeth in their mouth, shatter the molars of young lions…His arrows, may they be as if crumbled to pieces"

Saul used wicked judges to label David as traitor. and out of that agony, David writes this psalm.

Characteristics of Wicked one:
1) Their heart is corrupted - 
                    The thoughts of the wicked are corrupt.
                    They continuously think bad about others. 
                    They hearts are lustful. They want what others have.
(David earned reputation by his victory of goliath.
But Saul demands reputation).


2) The wicked are estranged from the womb;
They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies.

Esau, was estranged from the womb. 

The wicked's nature is lies. and their father is devil.

David uses highly descriptive language comparing the wicked to snakes, serpents, cobras, and lions, 

We know that the sins that are committed by a person not only affects that man, but the household and there by coming generations.
The decision that you take will impact even next generations.

And when a person commits wickedness, even the children are impacted.
so, is God partial? is God just?

Ezekiel 18 : Reveals the heart of God for mans life.
This chapter talks about Righteousness and wickedness.


Ezekiel 18:20-24

20 The soul who sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.

21 “But if a wicked man turns from all his sins which he has committed, keeps all My statutes, and does what is lawful and right, he shall surely live; he shall not die. 22 None of the transgressions which he has committed shall be remembered against him; because of the righteousness which he has done, he shall live. 23 Do I have any pleasure at all that the wicked should die?” says the Lord God, “and not that he should turn from his ways and live?

24 “But when a righteous man turns away from his righteousness

Look at the heart of God, Even though a father might be wicked, but the son can get away from that wickedness, when the son or daughter chose to go for Righteousness.

When a person believes in Christ, he is choosing righteousness.
And that belief is not a one time activity, but that belief is throughout your life.

A person does wickedness because he does not believe.
wickedness in persons lives reveals that he does not believe.

So your generational transfer of curse can be broken when you chose Righteousness.


God does not have any pleasure when a wicked person dies.
The last verse says
 V 32 For I have no pleasure in the death of one who dies,” says the Lord God. “Therefore turn and live!”


Church, can you turn to righteousness. In the end
In the end what matters is Righteousness, Everyone has to be presented blameless before the Father.

When you hear this psalm today, Can you choose righteousness in every walk of your life.

In your heart, can you reject wickedness and choose righteousness,
The righteousness you received from the Lord, can it be manifested in the Words that you speak?

This morning , let Christ be glorified because the Church chose righteousness.