Righteousness is a gift

Thursday, February  4th
Righteousness is a gift.

“Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus:”
Romans 3:24

Today, I will like you to know that righteousness is a free gift. We are justified freely by His grace. Therefore we can say that righteousness is a gift of grace.

Romans 5:15-19 say, “But not as the offence, so also is the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, which is by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many. And not as it was by one that sinned, so is the gift: for the judgment was by one to condemnation, but the free gift is of many offences unto justification. For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.) Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”

One of the reasons why the enemy is fighting the subject of righteousness by grace is because he knows that until you know that you are righteous you cannot live right. When you are righteous, you are not only delivered from guilt, you are delivered from the power of sin.

Prayer
Dear Father, I thank you for your grace that has brought me salvation and righteousness through faith; I acknowledge that it is not by my effort: it is Your gift. I am your workmanship, born again in Christ Jesus and empowered to do those good works, which you planned beforehand that I should walk in them. My life will always be lived for your praise and glory, in Jesus' Name. Amen.

For further study, read:
Acts 15:1-11, Ephesians 2:1-10, Titus 3:5-7.

Doing the Word
Thank the Father for the gift of righteousnesss.