BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
BREAKFAST WITH JESUS
A daily devotional
Pastor Stanley
16th APRIL 2024
IN TRUE RIGHTEOUSNESS AND HOLINESS
Ephesians 4:23-24 to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. (NIV)
It is amazing what God has made us. The Scripture is very clear on the subject of righteousness and holiness in regard to the new creation. The new creation the Bible says was created in Christ Jesus to be like God in true rightousness and holiness. The word 'true righteousness' already suggest there is an untrue righteousness. Untrue righteousness is self righteousness. There are only two righteousness; one by works of the law and the other by faith.
Philippians 3:8-9 What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them garbage, that I may gain Christ and be found in him, not having a righteousness of my own that comes from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ —the righteousness that comes from God on the basis of faith.
The Bible in our theme scripture says that we are "...created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness."
But how is God's righteousness and holiness? It is by nature. It is His default setting.
God is not righteous because He has never stolen. Rather He has never stolen because He is righteous.
God is not holy because He has never lied, rather He has never lied because He is holy. Righteous and Holy is who He is. And that is the reason for the expression of His righteousness and holiness.
In Christ Jesus we are created to be exactly like God in true righteousness and holiness. We are righteous before we do righteous things. Our uprightness is only an outward expression of our inward nature of righteousness.
CONFESSION
My mind is made new by the Word and I am renewed in the attitude of my mind. Therefore I put on and walk in my new self created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness. Amen Hallelujah!
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