Over the last month Jesus has been daily reminding me of my righteousness (right standing) before God. My righteousness is not from me but I am clothed in the righteousness of another. Just as from the begining, sin could only be coverd by the life of another. When Adam and Eve sinned they tried to cover themselves with fig leaves that would eventually wither away, just like our good works or anything that we use to try to cover over our sins. But God came and saw fit to cover them in the skin of an animal. That animal had to die so they would be coverd, covered in the life of another. This is the Lord’s doing it is marvelous in our eyes.
Even though my righteousness is not from me, I often live like it is and worst of all I often approach and interact with God like it is. For example, the other morning I woke up and this lustful thought popped into my head, it was really annoying and it filled me with guilt all morning. Not guilt as in doubting that it was covered by the blood, but more so feeling bad about letting God down and really wanting to love him so well, but failing at it so often. Later that morning I was driving to go have coffee with a friend and I was praying that God would give me the words to say but in the middle of asking for that, I stopped because I felt that since I had "let God down", I probably shouldn't bother him with a request. Where as on a day where I feel like I am doing better, I have more confidence to approach God and make my requests known to him.
This morning though, was differnet. God spoke the same words to me as he did the other mornings but I finally "got it". He told me that not only did he take the punishment for my sins and keeps no record of wrongs, but that he also treats me as if I had never sinned! So now when I go to approach the Lord I can go with not only the confidence I have on a "good day" of not sinning, but I can go with the confidence of someone who has never sinned!! God does not punish me for my sins but he treats me as if I had never committed one. He really sees me as pure and holy. This is my identity.
Jesus give us yours eyes!
The root of the issue is unbelief in the Word of God. The enemy is whispering lies in our ear all day and when we give in, like I did, and think that God sees us as anything less than perfect, then what has happened is this:
We have put our faith in the words of Satan and have unbelief in the Word of God.
Sounds really intense when we put it that way, but neverthless, this is the reality of it. Faith in the words of Satan and unbelief in the Word of God equals bondage. So to get free we just do the opposite. Reject the lies of the enemy repent for unbelief, and put our faith in what God says about us!
"Where there is forgiveness of these, there is no longer any offering for sin. Therefore, brothers, since we have confidence to enter the holy places by the blood of Jesus, by the new and living way that he opened for us through the curtain, that is, through his flesh, and since we have a great priest over the house of God, let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, with our hearts sprinkled clean from an evil conscience and our bodies washed with pure water. Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for he who promised is faithful." (Heb. 10:18-23)
No matter what you have done, let us run into the open arms of our Father, who has a ring and new robe waiting for us.
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Dusty Road by Michael Ketterer
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