Friday, 29 January 2021

Faith in the blood of Jesus guarantees righteousness. 

Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; Romans 3:25 

 

The Scripture has oft-criticized self-righteousness. It alluded our righteousness to a filthy rag.

 

Isaiah 64:6 “But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.”

 

You can not be declared righteous by God on your works if you lack faith.    

You have to have faith in the blood of Jesus before you can be seen by God as one who is holy. 

Abraham was declared righteous not because of his works or how He does the services of God but was declared righteous because of His Faith in God. 

We are in the era of the New Testament. Christ brought the New Testament of which redeemed the world through His blood that whosoever believes in Him should be saved from His sins, John 3:16. The word ‘believe’ still connotes faith in Christ. That is; it takes faith for a sinner to be saved just by believing in Christ. If a sinner or an unbeliever doesn’t have faith in the gospel preached to Him, He will not be saved.

 

As a believer you need to acknowledge and have faith in the blood; that it is through the blood you can be holy to fellowship with God and not by your works, consecration, the time you study the word, services at church, and the like.

The Bible says your faith in His blood is righteousness, which means that when you have faith in His blood and you have acknowledged it to make you Holy, Christ's righteousness has been declared as your righteousness.

 

Romans 3:25 “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God.”

 

Dear reader, I am glad you are blessed today. It is only the blood of Jesus that can make you righteous. Even if you are saved, believe in the blood as the only thing God will see in you before you can commune with Him and not your works or spiritual life.

 

Prayer. Lord, Jesus help me acknowledge and have faith in your blood, don’t let me see my righteousness as what makes me righteous.