He Made Us Righteous

 

He Made Us Righteous

2 Corinthians 5:17-21

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. 18 Now all things are of God, who has reconciled us to Himself through Jesus Christ, and has given us the ministry of reconciliation, 19 that is, that God was in Christ reconciling the world to Himself, not imputing their trespasses to them, and has committed to us the word of reconciliation. 20 Now then, we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God were pleading through us: we implore you on Christ’s behalf, be reconciled to God. 21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

The enemy will fight against us for the Word of God that’s planted within us. There is no way that he is going to give up until we are no longer in these bodies. God’s love is perfect, and we have been made right in Christ to receive the abundant life. The grace that’s overflowing upon our lives is infinite. We have been forgiven for our sins. Hallelujah! Thanks be unto God and for His Son, Jesus Christ. This settles it because Christ disarmed the powers of darkness. Colossians 2:14-15 having wiped out the handwriting of requirements that was against us, which was contrary to us. And He has taken it out of the way, having nailed it to the cross. 15 Having disarmed principalities and powers, He made a public spectacle of them, triumphing over them in it.

Saints, we are God’s beloved and are set free from the chains bound by sin. Our souls have been redeemed from the curse of the law. We are in Christ, therefore, there is no condemnation to those who walk according to the Spirit. The Holy Spirit is dwelling within us to teach us how to live and walk in the Spirit so that our lives will bear the fruit of the Spirit. We are soldiers in the army of the Lord. Now we can run for Jesus and pick up our cross and follow our Savior.

There is no more looking back at the things we’ve done before coming to Christ. Every sin past, present and future has been nailed to the cross when Jesus was crucified. We are no longer bound by the guilt and shame. Even though our conscious may remind us of the ugly things that we’ve done or have happened to us. We must bind those thoughts and speak the blood of Jesus against our flesh because it’s the adversary playing with our minds. This is a part of the fight that we must engage in to keep our minds free from the evil that Satan is trying to plant in our minds. As long as we’re in these bodies, we will always have to keep watch over our minds.

When we confess Christ as our Lord and have repented, the devil is going to always throw darts and put stumbling blocks in our path. He works on our thoughts to infiltrate evil against the Word of the Lord that we’re learning as we renew our minds. But it is our responsibility to discern our thoughts when it happens, so we can cast them down. We must be diligent and sober minded and keep watch over what we think and be careful about the words we speak. 2 Corinthians 10:4-5  For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

The Holy Spirit is our helper. He will always be with us because we are sealed to Him until the day of redemption. Ephesians 1:13-14  In Him you also trusted, after you heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation; in whom also, having believed, you were sealed with the Holy Spirit of promise, 14 who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of His glory. We must learn to pray to the Holy Spirit to help us fight back against the attacks and battles that Satan sends to us. We know that he is alive because we use to party, lie, steal, fornicate, drink, and do all kinds of sinful things and he was the one tempting and enticing us to act a fool and do those things in our flesh. Ephesians 2:1-3 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

Our souls have been bought with a price and the devil wants to destroy our bodies through sin. The Lord wants us to study and pray for understanding about His Word. James 2:26 For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. We must learn how to fight the devil with the Word. Because it is the only weapon that he recognizes that has the power to overcome his evil. Why is he concern about our faith in Jesus? Because he doesn’t want us to inherit eternal life where we will spend eternity living with Jesus in the New Jerusalem. He will no longer be able to cause us any more pain, suffering, or injustice. We will be loved eternally while worshipping and praising our Savior the Lord almighty for He is God of the living and the Word.

God created Lucifer who He bestowed with glory, beauty, ornaments of precious stones, the gift of music to worship Him. However, the Word tells us this about his fall from grace. Ezekiel 28:12-13 “You were the seal of perfection, Full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; Every precious stone was your covering: The sardius, topaz, and diamond, Beryl, onyx, and jasper, Sapphire, turquoise, and emerald with gold. The workmanship of your timbrels and pipes Was prepared for you on the day you were created. Revelation 12:7-9 And war broke out in heaven: Michael and his angels fought with the dragon; and the dragon and his angels fought, 8 but they did not prevail, nor was a place found for them in heaven any longer. 9 So the great dragon was cast out, that serpent of old, called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world; he was cast to the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

 

We must hear what the scriptures are saying to us. Matthew 11:15 He who has ears to hear, let him hear! Revelation 12:10-11 Then I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, “Now salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of His Christ have come, for the accuser of our brethren, who accused them before our God day and night, has been cast down. 11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, and they did not love their lives to the death. There is no way that we can overcome Satan, but by the blood of Jesus. We are blood bought and blood washed because Jesus gave up His life to pay the penalty for our sin debt. We are the redeem the saints of God. We are united in Christ and must learn to encourage, love and pray for one another.

 

The time is now for us to pick up the Word of the Lord and use it to declare the victories, protection, prayers, help and wisdom that we need. God’s Word is spiritual it’s living and powerful. When we believe and speak the Word the power of God moves to execute what the Word was created to perform. As we grow in our walk in the Spirit we will obey and submit to the leading of the Holy Spirit. We are not doing anything in our own strength or power. It is the Lord’s Word and power that He trains us in the Word because we are in Christ. We must be taught how to drink milk when we’re babes until we mature to chew solid food. 1 John 2:27 But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

 

The righteous must learn that it is God doing the work in our lives. He blessed us by sending His Son, Jesus to rescue us from His wrath for the penalty of our sins. We must never be ashamed of the good news of the gospel, because it is the power of God that saves us. We are children of God mark by the blood of the Lamb of God. Our hearts should be glad and filled with praise to worship God. He is holy and we are not and yet He loved us enough to die for our sins. Our love must be pure, and our hearts soften to hunger and thirst for His righteousness. Every man is running his own race and will be awarded for his faith.

 

We must seek the kingdom of God every day by renewing our minds with the Word of the Lord. This is a mandate that every believer must learn the fundamentals of being a soldier fit for battle. Our minds and hearts will be changed through the born-again experience which is the work of the Holy Spirit in a believer’s life. As we surrender our will to God we are being transformed into the new man in Christ. 2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new. The Word tells us how we should live according to God’s standard of right living. There are scriptures that tell us how to live in the light versus living in the darkness. Our lives will bear good fruit when we walk with God. The works of the flesh will bear bad fruit.

 

Let us walk circumspectly and show kindness and be tender hearted toward our brothers and sisters in Christ. Our fruit will be seen as we put on the robe of righteousness. There is a difference when we live right. Because Christ will let us shine like a light. Daniel 12:1-3 At that time Michael shall stand up, The great prince who stands watch over the sons of your people; And there shall be a time of trouble, Such as never was since there was a nation, Even to that time. And at that time your people shall be delivered, Every one who is found written in the book. 2 And many of those who sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, Some to everlasting life, Some to shame and everlasting contempt. 3 Those who are wise shall shine Like the brightness of the firmament, And those who turn many to righteousness Like the stars forever and ever. Revelation 22:12-13 “And behold, I am coming quickly, and My reward is with Me, to give to every one according to his work. 13 I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End, the First and the Last.”

                      

Divine

 

Sweetly amazing how so

Your love fills the universe

Graciously as the wind blows

Life is where it all begins

Moments of an awakening

Bliss that transcends through time

Connecting righteousness to righteousness

Breakthroughs that are answered prayers

Miracles that affirm signs and wonders

A presence of peace and joy

To everything there's a reason

As the earth and stars rotate

Blessings are being manifest

Through tears, laughter, and praise

To every soul that believes

Windows are open in heaven

Faith unlocks the doors between both worlds

As divine order fulfills

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