“For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.” 2 Corinthians 5:21
“Therefore do not let sin reign in your mortal body, that you should obey it in its lusts. And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God. For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace.” Romans 6:12-14
Righteousness in the Bible is the state of moral perfection required by God to enter Heaven. However, the Bible clearly states that human beings cannot achieve righteousness through their own efforts: "Therefore no one will be declared righteous in God's sight by the works of the law; rather, through the law we become conscious of our sin" (Rom. 3:20). This tells us that whatever we do on planet Earth, we will all appear before the Judgment Seat of Christ; everyone will receive the reward for all they do in this body, whether it be good or bad. Once we have accepted Christ as our Lord and Saviour, we become new creations and old things have passed away. We must become new in all things, in behaviour, our thinking, manner, attitude, the way we approach things and the way we talk to others, as ambassadors for Christ.
Righteousness by Faith is not merely an act of Justification, but includes Sanctification, which we must all, as Christians attain if we want to go to Heaven. When our Lord died, “He died once to break the power of sin. But now that He lives, He lives for the Glory of God. So you also should consider yourselves to be dead to the power of sin and alive to God through Christ Jesus.” (Rom. 6:10-11) NLT).
Therefore, we must preserve
our mortal body from sin as it is the temple of our Lord Jesus Christ, for the
wages of sin is death, but the Gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ
our Lord and Saviour, Who created us for righteousness in all that we do. I
pray God will endow us all with the mindset of Christ in Jesus’ Name, Amen!
Remain Blessed.
PRAYER POINTS
2. We thank You our Father,
for making Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness
of God in Him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
3. We thank You our Lord
Jesus Christ. You became for us wisdom from God – and righteousness and
sanctification and redemption. We greatly appreciate You our God (I Corinthians
1:30).
4. Father, in any way we have
acted contrary to Your righteous standard expected of us, in Your mercy forgive
us in Jesus’ name (Psalm 36:6).
5. I put off every garment of iniquity that
can tarnish my pure garment of purity in Jesus’ name (Job 22:23).
6. I put on afresh the new
man which was created according to God in true righteousness and holiness in
Jesus’ name (Ephesians 4:24).
7. I put on the righteousness
of Christ and I stand against the onslaught of the wicked ones. Let their
weapons catch fire and be destroyed in Jesus’ name (Psalm 37:32).
8. By the authority of
Christ’s righteousness put on us, we will shine forth as the Sun in the kingdom
of our Father God in Jesus’ name (Matthew 13:43).
9. The effective fervent
prayer of a righteous man avails much. We receive speedy answers to all our
prayers in Jesus name (James 5:16).
10. We receive a generous
spirit through the grace of righteousness in us in Jesus’ name (Proverbs 21:26;
Psalm 41:1-3).
11. We receive the grace to
continue to seek and pursue the kingdom of God and His righteousness in Jesus’
name (Matthew 6:33).
12. By the righteousness of
Christ in us, we receive the grace to walk in newness of life in Jesus’ name
(Romans 6:4-5).
13. By the righteousness of
Christ, we receive the grace to live above the dominion of sin and condemnation
in Jesus’ name (Romans 6:14).
14. By the righteousness of
Christ, we receive the grace to always present our members as instruments of
righteousness to God in Jesus’ name (Romans 6:13).
15. Father, we thank You for
answering all our prayers tonight. To you alone be all glory, honour and
adoration in Jesus’ name.
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