RIGHTEOUSNESS CONSCIOUSNESS
For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him (2 Corinthians 5:21).
The Apostle Paul, by the Spirit, unveils one of the most extraordinary revelations in Scripture: God made Jesus, who knew no sin, to be sin for us so that we might be made the righteousness of God in Him. Remarkable! Jesus wasn’t made a sin offering or a sin sacrifice in a figurative sense; rather, He was made sin itself. On the cross, He became the very embodiment of sin.
This is much more than He being declared sinless by God; it conveys something deeper: Jesus had a consciousness of His own sinlessness. He was sinlessness-conscious. He lived with the awareness that there was no trace of sin in Him.
This is why righteousness consciousness is so vital. If the Lord Jesus lived with a consciousness of His sinlessness, then as His righteousness, you must live with a consciousness of your righteousness in Him. He didn’t just make you righteous, He made you the righteousness of God. You’ve become the very expression of God’s righteousness. You’re His righteousness, walking and talking, in human flesh.
When you understand this, it changes the way you live. You’ll no longer see yourself as a forgiven sinner but as a bona fide child of God living out His perfection, His purity and His glory in this world. This is more than a legal standing; it’s your vital reality. He said in Isaiah 54:17, “… their righteousness is of me….”
No wonder Paul said in Philippians 3:8-9, “…that I may win Christ, And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith.” Be ever conscious of your righteousness in Him. That consciousness gives you boldness in life and dominion over adversities.
PRAYER
Dear Father, I thank you for the revelation of my righteousness in Christ. I live every day with the consciousness that I’m your righteousness, holy, blameless and justified. I walk in dominion, manifesting your nature and fulfilling your perfect will for my life, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.
If you’re blessed by this devotional, believing every word you heard by faith in your heart, and would love to make Jesus the lord of your life, then speak the confessions below out loud, and mean them with your heart:
“O Lord God, I believe with all my heart in Jesus Christ, Son of the living God. I believe He died for me and God raised Him from the dead. I believe He’s alive today. I confess with my mouth that Jesus Christ is the Lord of my life from this day. Through Him and in His Name, I have eternal life; I’m born again. Thank you Lord, for saving my soul! I’m now a child of God. Hallelujah!”
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Message by Rev. Chris Oyakhilome Dsc. Dsc. DD.
FURTHER STUDY
Romans 5:1 (KJV)
1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 5:17 (KJV)
17 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.)
1 Corinthians 1:30 (KJV)
30 But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Mark 11:27-33;
Mark 12:1-17;
Numbers 18-19
2-YEAR BIBLE READING PLAN
Acts 24:22-27;
Psalm 59-60
