Rhapsody of Realities Daily Devotional For Tuesday 8th June 2021
The Lord Jesus was divine and without sin yet,
He became the sin-sacrifice, offered up for the
sin of the world. He took our place of sin on the Cross,
so that we might take His place of righteousness (2
Corinthians 5:21).
As a result of what Jesus did, we’re declared holy
and without blame before the Father. We can boldly
stand in the presence of God without guilt, inferiority
or condemnation. The truth is that God holds nothing
against you. To Him, you’re as perfect as Jesus is,
because your righteousness is the righteousness of
Jesus Christ.
Picture it this way: An amazing prince beckons on
you to attend his banquet. Whereas you’re wearing
rags—dirty and smelly and wouldn’t want to come close
to him or his guests because of your filthy looks—with
a warm smile, he signals that you come in and flings
open the banquet door.
Noticing your reluctance, he entreats further that
you come in so he could introduce you to the others
in the hall. But with a look of dejection, you refuse the invitation. Finally, the prince says, “I know how you
feel I’ll not make you ashamed. Can you trust me?”
Then, you trust his word, and go in. However, you still
can’t imagine yourself mingling with such clean and
flawless people.
Knowing your thoughts, the prince says, “Now that
you’ve believed, look at yourself again!” Then you did
and suddenly, you were as regal and immaculate as
the prince and everyone else in the room. This is akin
to your righteousness in Christ Jesus. The Bible says,
“Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace
with God through our Lord Jesus Christ” (Romans
5:1). Glory to God!
No wonder He says in 1 Corinthians 6:11 that
you’re washed, sanctified, and justified in the Name
of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God. Now
He’s made you His partner in bringing others into this
amazing life of righteousness, to experience the same
peace and glory you have in Him. Hallelujah! Don’t
keep it to yourself.
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