I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus! 2 Corinthians 5:21
“I am the righteousness of God in Christ
Jesus!” Say this under your breath in
times of temptation and sin for though we are not righteous and perfect ourselves
but God is and He has already paid for our sins in full once and for all- sins
of the past, present and future. So, all He wants now is to let us enjoy the
fullness of Christ because the blood of Christ has already washed us and made
us perfect in His eyes just like a child is always perfect in the eyes of his
father in spite of his iniquities.
It is not to say that God is taking
sin lightly. God hates sin but loves sinners unconditionally so He had to give
His only begotten son as the perfect sacrifice. So when He has already done our
part of bearing the stripes, shame and ultimately dead for us why would we want
to redo or even think to do it ourselves instead of appreciating it.
For instance a child meets an accident and
damages other’s property. Since his father knows that he is a kid and has no
money to pay the fine. So He pays for him in full and leaves nothing for his
kid to pay now or in the future. To that, what if the kid says, “Dad you don’t need
to do this for me; I’ll pay myself (though he knows he can’t).” Should the
father not feel insulted or even get angry? Instead if the kid could at least sincerely
say “I am sorry” and “thank you” that would make his father feel better and make
him feel for his kid even more inspite of the mistake. He will still do the
same for the kid’s future mistakes because his love is not conditioned by his
son’s mistakes. Now that the father has paid the fine for him, he will no
longer remain indebted/be at fault to the person whose property was damaged. For
his fault/wrong has already been made right by this father. His father would
expect his son to get over his mistake and live no longer in guilt but be happy
and live his life to the fullest. In the
same way our faults/sins have already been forgiven at the cross and God has
not left anything for us to pay now or in the future that we may get over our
sins and be united with Him in spirit to enjoy the fullness of Christ- being
perfect, being complete, being joyful, being peaceful, being holy, being
righteous, being trustworthy, being loved and being saved.
For all who have GRACE (JESUS CHRIST), sin no longer
enslaves or condemns us for we are already made righteous and are saved from sins
and have the gift of God which is eternal life. So it is so right to say “I AM THE RIGHTEOUNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS”.
Amen!
BIBLE VERSES:
2 Corinthians 5:21
I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus!
Hebrews 10:10
..we have been made holy through the
sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.
Romans 6:10
..When he died, he died once to break the
power of sin. But now that he lives, he lives for the glory of God.
John 8:10-11
Then Jesus stood up again and said to
the woman, "Where are your accusers? Didn't even one of them condemn you?"
"No one, Lord." she answered.
"Neither do I condemn you." Jesus declared. "Now go and sin no
more."
Ephesians 4: 12-13
so that the body of Christ may be built
up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge
of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the
fullness of Christ.
Isaiah 53:5
But he was pierced
for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that
brought us peace was on him, and by his wounds we are healed.
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But God commended his love toward us, in that, while we
were yet sinners, Christ died for us.
Romans 6:18
You have been set free from sin and have become slaves to righteousness.
Romans 6;23
For the wages of sin is death, but the gift
of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Romans 8:1
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for
those who are in Christ Jesus.
Isaiah 54:10
Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed,
yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be
removed,” says the LORD, who has compassion on you. #
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