Today's devotional from Jerry Savelle's website was one of the first lessons I learned as a born again believer! It is essential for every believer to know this Truth from the inside out in order to truly be successful and victorious in this life:
Revelation of Righteousness
Those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ. (Romans 5:17 NKJV)
It is impossible to live a victorious Christian life if you are constantly mindful of your sin. If you’re going to live a life of victory, it is essential that you have a revelation of the fact that you are the righteousness of God. To be righteous simply means you have the ability to stand in the presence of your Father God without a sense of fear, guilt, or inferiority—with absolutely no consciousness of sin.
If you’ve made Jesus Christ your Lord, then you already have been made the righteousness of God in Him. In fact, you are as righteous as Jesus is, because He gave you His own righteousness. Perhaps you’ve not yet taken advantage of this revelation, but it is nonetheless true. Until you have a revelation of your own righteousness in Christ, sin and sickness will reign over you. Satan will maintain the upper hand.
But the instant you realize you are the righteousness of God in Christ, that you are in right standing with God, the works of Satan in your life are forever destroyed. Fear of your circumstances will be a thing of the past as you face even the most adverse situations with a sense of authority and dominion. Just as Jesus reigns over sickness, death, and the laws of nature, so you can now reign in life in Him.
Confession: I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus, not because of my own works, but because of what Jesus has done for me. Today I receive a new and fresh revelation of God’s grace, and what being in right standing with God really means.
AMEN! You ARE, right now, the Righteousness of God IF you are born again! We have been made righteous with HIS righteousness, not our own, which is as "filthy rags" (Isaiah 64:6) in the eyes of God! There is nothing good about us except GOD, so fully accept and receive all that He has already done for you! BE who HE has made and called you to be! AMEN! Here is Hillsong United with "Go", which we CAN do now, IN HIM! Shalom in Him!
