Good Evening Friends!
I hope you have had a lovely day! I have been in God's word for most of the day today and it felt so good to nourish my spirit! In this post, I would like to expound on God's righteousness; what it means and how we apply this principle to our lives. When I first started studying about His righteousness, I was surprised to find out that it's very simple. So without further ado, let's dive right in!
Righteousness means right standing with God and doing what is right. This attribute belongs to God. It is a wonderful gift from God to us through His love. This gift comes through believing in Jesus, once we receive Jesus as our Lord and Savior, we are made righteous with God. Man's relationship with God was restored when Jesus died and rose from the grave. This quality of being right in God's eyes includes character, attitude, actions, and words. Isn't this wonderful, God is so good! He provided a Lamb which was His Son and through His blood, we are made righteous through His precious blood!
Now how do we apply this principle to our lives? First off if we pray and read God's word, He tells us how to conduct our lives that is pleasing to Him. If we obey His word with the leading of the Holy Spirit, we are pleasing to Him. For example, God's word says to love our enemies. That's easier said than done right? With the help of the Holy Spirit, He makes it possible. Another example is to, "love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your mind, and all your soul." Matt. 22:37 Once again, we cannot do this without the power of the Holy Spirit. ( I am planning on writing a blog post about my experience of receiving the baptism of the Holy Spirit and how He has helped me and still is today.)
As you can see, we cannot obtain His righteousness without Him because then it would become our righteousness. God says, "We are all infected and impure with sin. When we display our righteous deeds, they are nothing but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall, and our sins sweep us away like the wind." Isaiah 64:6 Our righteousness is no good, in fact it disgusts the Lord, but with His righteousness, He accepts us. We must do the things that are pleasing to His heart.
So my friends, what are some things that we need to do differently in our lives? I want to make sure that I am pleasing Him and not man or myself. We will have to give an account for every thought, word, and deed. We will have to give an account for our obedience and disobedience. I want to hear Him say, "Well done thy good and faithful servant." Matt. 25:23 Romans 3:23 says, "We all fall short of the glory of God." That's why we need Him, without Him we can do nothing. But with God, all things are possible. Matt. 19:26 I pray that this encourages you to press forward in your walk with the Lord. May God bless you and keep you. Until next time!
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