Understanding Righteousness – Rhapsody Of Realities TeeVo Devotional July 4th

(Three Key Elements Of Righteousness)

TO THE BIBLE: ROMANS 5:17
“For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.”

LET’S TALK
One of the most amazing things about the Lord is His rightness and perfection. God can’t be wrong; He is the definition of right.

Think of Him as the yardstick for measuring what is right; the reference for rightness. He’s perfect and that’s His character.

Secondly, righteousness is the very nature of God that’s imparted to the recreated human Spirit. It’s a free gift from almighty God that produces in him the rightness of God, and the knowledge of what is right.

And there’s more. Righteousness isn’t just about knowing what’s right; it gives you right standing with God.

Right standing is that ability to stand before the Lord guiltless and without condemnation. No ordinary man can stand in God’s presence and talk with Him without fear, inferiority or condemnation. But that’s what righteousness gives you.

You could be reading this and ask, but Pastor Chris, what if I feel condemned or inferior before God, perhaps because of something I did? Here’s what you do, if you ever feel overwhelmed by such feelings: get into study and meditation on the Word of God.

The Word will rid you of those negative emotions of the senses. The Bible declares the word is a cleanser (John 15:3) and it builds your faith and confidence (Acts 20:32).

Always remember that the Word is greater than your emotions. It imparts to you the truth about who you are. That knowledge destroys every sense of guilt, condemnation or inferiority, and inspires in you the confidence of the Spirit. Hallelujah!

Go Deeper:
2 Corinthians 5:21; Philippians 3:9

Pray:
Dear Heavenly Father, I thank you for the gift of righteousness. I rejoice because I have your nature in me, which produces rightness in me, and gives me the ability to stand before you without fear, condemnation, or inferiority. Your Word imparts to me the confidence of the Spirit, and I walk in the boldness and assurance that come from knowing that my righteousness is of you. Hallelujah!

Daily Bible Reading
ONE YEAR
Acts 16:16-40, Job 1–2
TWO YEAR
2 Corinthians 13:1-6, Isaiah 23-24

Act:
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