Sunday, 31 December 2023
OUR MINISTRY OF HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS
Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God (Philippians 1:11).
God sent us to take His presence to the peoples and nations of the world, demonstrating to them the character of the Spirit. But what's in that presence? It's the righteousness of God. When we bring the presence of God to an individual or a community, we're bringing them the righteousness of God.
This very much aligns with the vision of Jesus. He came to set up the Kingdom of God in the earth; He came to establish God's righteousness. Before His birth, the angel announced to Mary that His name shall be called Emmanuel God with us (Matthew 1:23). That's God's presence, and Jesus was the righteousness of God unveiled in flesh.
God's presence is His righteousness in manifestation. That's why we preach and teach the righteousness of God; because only through His righteousness can the people experience His Person. You can't know God with your senses; you can't know Him until you understand His righteousness, which is revealed in His acts of love.
It's the reason we want the whole world to know who Jesus is. We want the whole world to experience the righteousness of God. When we talk about the love of God, the love of God actually is the demonstration of the righteousness of God.
Wherever the righteousness of God is in manifestation, the love of God is experienced. We've been made His righteousness, which means the righteousness of God is in manifestation through you in your world - in your office, in your home etc. You hold forth the fruits of God's righteousness everywhere.
It's the reason when you get involved in a matter, it shouldn't be about taking sides with anyone but about establishing the righteousness of God, because that's what we represent; that's what we're called to establish. Glory to God!
PRAYER: Dear Father, thank you for making me a conveyor of your divine presence, a dispenser of your righteousness. Everywhere I go, I exude the excellence and elegance of the Spirit. I'm the manifestation of your righteousness. I spread and speak forth your righteousness and give vent to your glory and virtue, in Jesus' Name. Amen.
FURTHER STUDY:
Philippians 1:9-11; Philippians 2:13; 2 Corinthians 5:21
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Revelation 22 & Malachi 3-4
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN: Acts 5:24-32 & Nehemiah 1-2