Romans 5:17, NIV
...how much
more will those who receive God's abundant provision of grace and of the gift
of righteousness reign in life through the one man, Jesus Christ!
If you see
yourself as unworthy, as not measuring up, as undeserving of God's grace, the
problem is that you're not receiving the gift of righteousness. The accuser
will tell you that you've made too many mistakes, you've failed too many times,
and you'll never get it right. But the Scripture speaks of how God has made you
righteous because of what Christ has done.
"Righteous" means "to be holy, blameless, honorable." It doesn't say you're going to be righteous one day when you're good enough, but God says, "You are My holy, righteous, blameless, honorable, anointed, amazing child right now." Who are you going to believe? Are you going to let the accuser deceive you into carrying the guilt and going around being against yourself? Start receiving the gift.
You might be
weighed down with heaviness, with regrets, with a sense of unworthiness, but
you can unload all that right now. If you give up your guilt, your regrets, and
your unworthiness, God will give you, His righteousness.
Father, thank
You for making me righteous through what Jesus has done on the cross. Thank You
that when I received Jesus into my life, I received the gift of grace and
righteousness and became Your very own holy child. I will not carry around
guilt and condemnation. In Jesus' Name, Amen.
Pastor Ricardo and Nuvia McCalla and company
