YOU WERE BORN RIGHTEOUS!
(You Have The Gift Of Righteousness)
TO THE BIBLE:
Isaiah 42:6 ESV
‘I am the Lord; I have called you in righteousness; I will take you by the hand and keep you; I will give you as a covenant for the people, a light for the nations.’
LET’S TALK
Isn’t it wonderful that we already have and are experiencing the blessings that the children of Israel will enjoy as a nation during the Millennium? For example, consider the gift of righteousness; we were born with it, but they would only begin to enjoy it in the Millennium. Jeremiah 23:5 says, ‘“Behold, the days are coming,” says the Lord, “That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; a King shall reign and prosper, and execute judgment and righteousness in the earth.”’ All this is about the millennial period.
The sixth verse says, “In His days Judah will be saved, and Israel will dwell safely; now this is His name by which He will be called: THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” In the Millennium, the Lord will be their righteousness; they will enter the Millennium not living by or trusting in their own righteousness but in the righteousness of the one they had crucified. However, as the Church, we already possess and embody God’s righteousness in Christ Jesus.
It is the same with justification. In Isaiah 45:25, talking about the millennial period, the Bible says, “In the Lord all the descendants of Israel shall be justified, and shall glory.” They’ll come into justification at the Millennium; meanwhile, we’ve had and lived in justification for two thousand years. Romans 5:1 says we’ve been justified, that is, declared righteous, acquitted.
Acts 13:39 says by Him (Jesus Christ), all that believe are justified from all things from which they couldn’t be justified by the Law of Moses.
GO DEEPER
Romans 3:21–22 NIV But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify. 22 This righteousness is given through faith in[a] Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,
Romans 5:1 AMPC Therefore, since we are justified ([a]acquitted, declared righteous, and given a right standing with God) through faith, let us [grasp the fact that we] have [the peace of reconciliation to hold and to [b]enjoy] peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed One).
SPEAK
I was born in righteousness, to produce fruits and works of righteousness to the glory of the Father. I rejoice for the gift of righteousness bequeathed to me through the death of Jesus Christ. Therefore, I reign in righteousness; I reign over circumstances and the elements of this world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Ephesians 4:17-5:1-2, Isaiah 1-2
TWO YEAR
John 1:35-42, 1 Kings 3