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Receive Your Christ Peace Pt 5
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ESTABLISHED
Isa 54:14 In righteousness you shall be established. (NKJV)
As noted in my last Blog, the Biblical order to receiving peace, is found in Rom 14:17 For the Kingdom of God is righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
This order cannot be tampered with – we can’t have joy, peace and righteousness or peace, joy and righteousness – NO – it must be righteousness, peace and joy. One triggers the operation of the other. To have peace, we must first have righteousness. To have joy we must first have righteousness and peace.
So let’s look at the first word: righteousness. Why does this come first. Isa 54:14 says we are to be, ‘established in righteousness’. God’s character is 100% righteous, therefore, to be accepted by Him, we too must be 100% righteous.
Under the Old Covenant, no man or priest could go into the Most Holy Place of the Tab of Moses. if they did, they would immediately become burnt toast (dead). Even the High Priest would tremble with fear knowing that if he wasn’t attired with proper garments and the correct approach to God, He too would suffer similar consequences.
The priests would tie a rope around his ankle so that when he entered the Most Holy Place, if they couldn’t hear the bells tinkling on the bottom of his garment, they knew he would be dead and would pull him out by the rope.
All of this because under the Old Covenant, man couldn’t be sure of his holiness,couldn’t be sure he was 100% righteous.
Herein lies the difference: under the O.C. man had to earn his righteousness by obeying the law. Under the N.C. man is given righteousness as a free gift by grace.
Phil 3:9 That I might be found in Him, not having my own righteousness, which is from the law, but that which is through faith in Christ, the righteousness which is from God by faith; (NKJV)
Under the New Covenant, God has made us fully 100% righteous in Christ.
2 Cor 5:21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him. (NKJV)
Heb 4:16 tells us we can now come boldly (the opposite of fear) unto God’s throne of grace. And because we are righteous we are assured of these things:
1) We are totally forgiven all our sins: past, present & future.
2) Christ’s blood has cleansed us from all unrighteousness.
3) We are fully accepted by God.
4) We can receive the fullness of His love.
5) We can receive the fullness of His peace.
6) We are fully pleasing to Him at all times.
7) He will never, judge us, condemn us, accuse us, withdraw from us or become angry with us, even when we sin or fail.
All these facts added together, show us that our security and identity, establish us in righteousness. We have right standing before the Father because we are righteous in Christ.
Meditation Point: Rom 8:29-30 For God knew His people in advance, and He chose them to become like his Son, and having chosen them, He called them to come to Him. And having called them, He gave them right standing with Himself. And having given them right standing, He gave them His glory. (NLT)
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