STAND IN HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS
To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and
the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus (Romans 3:26).
Jesus Christ has become your righteousness. That’s why in Christianity, we don’t walk in our righteousness; rather, we stand in His righteousness. We declare and boldly affirm that Christ is our
righteousness and walk in the light of His righteousness. It’s like being covered in His glory; you’re not seen. It’s His light that’s seen; it’s His glory that’s seen.
It’s His power that’s made manifest as you walk in His righteousness. That’s our blessing as new creatures in Christ Jesus. Don’t be “performance-conscious” before God. Don’t allow sin and the guilt of your mistakes dissipate your zeal for God and faith in Him. 2 Corinthians 5:21 says, “For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.”
You’ve become the effulgence of His righteousness because He manifests His righteousness through you. He took your place of sin and gave you His righteousness. Now, He manifests His righteousness through you. This is an amazing reality! Your new life started with the resurrection of Jesus Christ: “Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we also should walk in newness of life” (Romans 6:4).
2 Corinthians 5:17 says, “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature…”; a new species or kind of man, born in righteousness. This is the reason you can practise righteousness and produce fruits and works of righteousness because that’s your nature in Christ Jesus. Hallelujah!
CONFESSION
My righteousness is the righteousness of Jesus Christ; therefore, I have boldness in the presence of God, to worship Him in love and holiness of truth. The blood of Jesus gave me access and life, and by His resurrection, I stand justified forever, with dominion over Satan, circumstances, and the cohorts of darkness. Blessed be God!
FURTHER STUDY:
Romans 6:4-5; 1 Corinthians 1:30; Philippians 3:8-9
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Mark 14:1-26 & Numbers 24-26
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Matthew 21:18-32 & Exodus 18
