Venue: Grace Awakening Ministries
Date:5 July 2009
Name: Pastor Joel Christie Isaiah
Introduction:
We have heard many times the word righteousness. And many times we hear Christian speaking you must be righteous. You must be this you must be that in order for God to bless you. Nothing wrong in being righteous, that’s what God wants us to be. But anything of your self effort will lead to self righteousness.
What is righteousness?
Let us look at Isaiah 54 vs 13,14 & 17
Vs13 All your Children shall be taught by the Lord. And great shall be the peace of your children.
Vs14 In righteousness you shall be established;
You shall be far from oppression ,for you shall not fear;
And from terror for it shall not come near you.
Vs 17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper,
And every tongue which rises against you in judgement,
You shall condemn.
This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord
And their righteousness is from me says the Lord.
1. Righteousness is a gift of God. When we believe that this a gift of God. We can do all things through Christ who strengthens us.( Phil 4:13)
2. Righteousness is right being with God it is not right doing.
Pray tell me How did Abraham obtained Righteousness.
Galatians Ch 3 Vs 6-9
Vs 6 Just as Abraham believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness.
Vs 7 Therefore know that only those who of faith are sons of Abraham.
Vs 8 And the scripture for seeing that God would justify the nations by faith, preached the gospel to Abraham beforehand saying
In You all the nations shall be blessed.
Vs 9 So then those who of faith are blessed with believing Abraham.
Abraham only believed God and it was counted righteousness for him. Abraham was a blessed man.
Today you and I are the seed of Abraham. You are the righteousness of God.
Abrahams righteousness was by faith.
I love this statement.
Romans 4:16-25
16-Therefore it is of faith that it might be according to grace, so that the promise might be sure to all the seed, not only to those of the law but also to those who are of faith of Abraham who is the father of all.
17-as it is written I have made you a father of many nations in the presence of Him who he believed even God who gives life to the dead and calls those things which do not exist as though they did.
18 who contrary to hope in hope believed so that he became the father of many nations according to what was spoken, so shall your descendants be.
19 And not being weak in faith he did not consider his own body already dead(since He was about a hundred years old and the deadness of Sarah’s
20 He did not waver at the promise of God through unbelief but was strengthened in faith giving glory to God.
21 and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was able to perform.
22 and therefore it was accounted to him for righteousness”
vs23 it speaks to us Christian
Now it was not written for his sake alone that it was imputed to him
Vs 24 but also for us.It shall imputed to us who believe in Him who raised up Jesus our Lord form the dead.
Vs 25 who was delivered up because of our offences and was raised because of our justification.
You must believe the day you accept Jesus as your lord and Savior. You have been given many gifts. And you became righteous through the one. The word of God says what ever you ask in my name in shall be given to you.
You are God’s chosen vessel to this end time generation. You are the blessed one. You have receive this gift. You are made righteous.
You are God’s chosen vessel to this end time generation. You are the blessed one. You have receive this gift. You are made righteous.
James 5:16
Confess your trespasses to one another and pray for one another, that you may be healed. the effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much
Your prayer avails much.
The prayer of a righteous man avails much. That means if you believe you are righteous.
Mark 11;24
Therefore I say to you what ever things you ask when you pray believe that you receive them and you will have them.
When you know you are the righteousness of god in Christ Jesus. When you pray and believe you will receive.
1. for your healing
2. for your financial blessings
3. for your children education, protection.
In close:
Roman 5 vs17 & 18
For by the one man’s offence death reigned through the one much more those who receive abundance of Grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One Jesus Chris)
Vs 18
Therefore as through one man’s offense judgement came to all men resulting in condemnation, even so through on Man’s righteous act the free gift came to all all men resulting in justification of life.
