Nelson Mandela, the leader from South Africa, who won the Nobel Prize for Peace, said: “Do not judge me by my success, judge me by how many times I fell down and got up again.” It is an interesting statement. The Bible also states that the righteous may fall seven times, but will rise again, while the wicked shall fall by calamity. (Proverbs 24:15-16) Righteous are those who are cleansed by the blood of the Lord Jesus Christ. (Revelation 22:14)
Wicked warned: The resilience of the righteous is in the context of oppression by the wicked. Hence, the Bible warns the wicked man not to rob or plunder the home of the righteous.
Fall seven times: Wicked should not rob the righteous because the righteous will not be defeated. Even if he is attacked seven times, he will have a temporary setback, but will rise again. The fall mentioned is primarily about the unjust attack of the wicked; it could also include deviation from the Will of God, going astray, and sin. The season of failure will end.
Emerge triumphant: Violence could spoil his house or tent, temptations could torment his mind, and afflictions could sap his physical strength; go through the furnace of fire, the righteous come out brighter, purer, and refined. Ultimately, the righteous will triumph and all those who opposed, persecuted, and harassed.
Completion: God has promised to bring to completion or perfection the good work that he has begun in a righteous believer. (Philippians 1:6) Hence, the fallen righteous would be restored by His grace, love and power.
Profit in suffering: Morgan a theologian writes: “The real power to stand up against life, to profit by its buffetings, to make capital out of its disadvantages, to collect tribute from its tribulations, is that of the righteousness of conduct which results from walking in the ways of wisdom, by yielding to the inspiration and authority of the fear of Jehovah.”
Calamity of wicked: God will protect and preserve the righteous; In contrast, the wicked will fall and remain fallen, in the pit they had dug.
Am I a resilient righteous?