How do we know if we are ‘the righteousness of God?’ A person is not
righteous, simply because (s)he knows what’s right. Knowing the will of God
does not make us righteous either, it merely increases our responsibility
towards doing what’s right.
It’s not
enough that the person be seen as outwardly reverent, but also that the inward,
spiritual condition (authority) is reverent. Those who have the outward markings of
spirituality but not the inward, are not the righteousness of Christ.
You see,
you can go to church every day, but if once you leave, you do all the wrong
things, you won’t produce good fruit and the bible states: ‘We will know them
by their fruit.’
Being a
physical descendant of Jacob, does not guarantee the blessings of God. To
guarantee the blessings of God, one needs to demonstrate the faith of Abraham.
Only then shall you be entitled to the name Israel.
There are
Israelites who have rejected Jesus and as such, are not considered members of
His church. Israel, the triumphant of God, are not even considered His unless
they can demonstrate the faith of Abraham.
The Jewish
people came to Christ through centuries of cultivation, whereas the Gentiles
came to Christ via a direct intervention from God. Both had a personal
encounter which transformed their lives.
Having no
personal relationship with Christ and being at enmity with other professing
Christians, means only a fraction of members can actually be called
Christian’s, be they Gentiles or Israelites. And, just because you don’t obey
the word of God, doesn’t mean the word of God to be of no effect. God’s word is
always in effect, regardless of whether you believe it or not.
We need to
be reading God’s word. We need to be making new converts. We should be able to
show good fruit. Your personal fruit from your own efforts; good relationships,
a strong financial position (not necessarily riches, but enough to be somewhat
comfortable). You should have peace, joy, good health, contentment; these are
all good fruits in life.
Some of us
are born into poverty, some with a disability, or disease, but this shouldn’t
stop us from living a fulfilled life. We are here to overcome the obstacles in
life, the ones we are born with and the ones we create along the way.
Good fruit
multiplies. You multiply when your seed produces fruit and that fruit produces
more fruit and so on and that’s what we should be aiming to do; multiply.
Our
heavenly book of remembrance, written about so long ago tends to be ignored. We
can read how life was throughout the centuries, for early biblical nations. We
can see what happened to those who followed God and those who didn’t. This is
what the bible is for. It’s for you to read, to see outcomes and to follow the
biblical guidelines. It is history; events backed up by truth and yet we
neglect it.
So why is
it so hard for us to believe in God and in His promises? It’s right there
before us and yet our faith is weak. Mostly our lack of faith is because it’s a
growth process and it takes as long as it takes. God has all eternity. There is
no rush. For us though, it feels like time is limited and often we don’t take
the time we need to study the word of God, especially when the results appear
to be slow in coming.
We grow in
faith, as we step out in faith and have good success. Whenever we don’t see
that success, our faith weakens. To have success in our faith we need to fully
understand just who we are in Christ. We only get that understanding, when we
spend time with God (reading His word, talking to Him in prayer), otherwise
it’s all hit and miss. Sometimes we have success, sometimes we don’t.
We need to
build up our faith, to make ourselves strong in the Lord, to fully know we have
all power and authority. If we don’t fully know the power and authority we
hold, satan (Those of you who are use to my written work, know I refuse to
capitalize this gnat’s name.) knows and when he sees we have no power, he’s not
afraid of us. Therefor he doesn’t listen to us. We need to be strong in the
Lord, if we’re going to undertake His commission and see good success.
What is His
commission? To feed the hungry, heal the sick, cast out demons, raise the dead,
make the lame walk, the deaf hear and the blind see. We are in a war and we’ve
forgotten how to fight. We’ve forgotten who we are in Him. We’ve forgotten,
because we’re not reading His word. We need to read his word, to take up the
mantle of His office and to do the work He’s requiring of us, if we want to see
good success.
The Kingdom
works the same way now, as it did thousands of years ago. You can see it when
you compare nations; those nations which follow Christ and those who don’t. The
closer you get to God’s ways, the more He provides. The nations who struggle
the most, financially, spiritually, relationally are the nations where
Christianity is crushed, where the nations are ruled by dictators. And that’s
what sets western religion apart.
No, not
everyone from western nations are believer’s, but there’s enough of them to see
the difference in God’s grace and mercy. Let the rainbow of God’s promises
shine brightly in your life, for that is where the treasure of life is found.
That’s where the abundance of God’s promises will bring forth the fruit you so
desire.
Alexandra Grose –
An investigative photojournalist and author for over twenty years. Writing is
her passion and her dream and helping others achieve their dreams, through her
written work, is Alexandra's greatest aspiration.
I believe one
should....be truthful in everything you say and do. Keep all relationships open
and honest. Be reliable, punctual and organised and if you say you'll do it -
do it.
If you want to soar
like an eagle, make an effort, not an excuse.
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