INFLUENCED AND DOMINATED BY HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS

RHAPSODY OF REALITIES
BY PASTOR CHRIS AND ANITA
OYAKHILOME*
DATE:- WEDNESDAY,
JULY 23, 2014*
TOPIC:-INFLUENCED
AND DOMINATED BY HIS
RIGHTEOUSNESS
For I am not ashamed of the
gospel of Christ: for it is the
power of God unto salvation to
everyone that believeth; to the
Jew first, and also to the Greek.
For therein is the righteousness of
God revealed from faith to faith:
as it is written, the just shall live
by faith (Romans 1:16-17).
The written Word of God is the
revelation of God delivered to us,
that we might be filled with the
knowledge of His will, and
understand the life of
righteousness He’s brought us
into. This means our thinking and
perspective on everything and in
every situation,should be from
the standpoint of His
righteousness. It should be God’s
interpretation, and not from
man's perspective. When you have
this mind-set, it makes no
difference the challenges you
face, what or who offends you,
you’ll respond in love, conscious
that you're the righteousness of
God in Christ Jesus.
Consider the Lord Jesus: He
responded in love to His accusers
and wouldn’t rail back at them.
He prayed to God for them,
saying, “Father, forgive them, for
they know not what they do.” Can
you think like that about someone
who has offended you? That’s how
God wants you to respond to your
detractors; not as a mere man
but as the righteousness of God
in Christ Jesus. He wants the
Gospel of Christ, in which the
righteousness of God is revealed,
to be fully expressed in and
through you.
Refuse to allow anything else
express itself through you; not
even the pervading culture of
your environment. Let the culture
of the Gospel of Jesus Christ be
expressed through you. Have that
dominion.
Imagine being in a traffic
situation and a careless driver
rams into your car. Would you
impulsively rain invectives at him
for his action? That wouldn’t be
the Christ-like response. It’s
important that you don’t respond
to people in anger or bitterness.
It doesn’t matter what someone
says or does to you, let the
righteousness of Christ— His love-
nature influence and dominate
your actions.
CONFESSION
I’m the righteousness of God in
Christ Jesus. I walk in the
revelation of God’s Word, filled
with the knowledge of His will, in
all wisdom and spiritual
understanding. I’m joyful, full of
love and kindness. The love and
righteousness of God are
expressed through me to day.
Halleluiah!
FURTHER STUDY
Psalm 87:3, Romans 12:21
DAILY SCRIPTURE READING
1 Year Bible Reading Plan: Acts
28:1-16 Psalm 26-29
2 Year Bible Reading Plan:
Ephesians 1:15-23 Isaiah 43