Jesus reconciled us back to God through His blood, we were once afar off but He brought us near, He took us from our lowest state and became the way for us to enter into God’s presence. Before He died, no one could approach God or come into His Presence except the high priest, they came just once in a year,and it was always with blood of bulls and calves.Jesus was also an High priest but His blood was the sin offering, He became the ‘offerer’ and the offering. ( Read my post on ‘The Blood’ , you would understand this better).
The ministry of reconciliation was purposely for us to be brought into God’s presence.Christ reconciled us to God, not money, not things..
Col 1:20-22- and by Him(Christ) to reconcile all things to Himself( God)….through THE BLOOD of the cross, and you who were once alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works,yet now HE HAS RECONCILED in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy,blameless and irreproachable IN HIS SIGHT.
The blood gave us access into God’s presence,we now have and enjoy the following;
1.Righteousness – righteousness means right standing with God, before Christ came, what man had was self righteousness, and scripture called it filthy rag before God(Isaiah 64:6) ,we tried to please God by our actions proceeding from a bad nature(Adamic nature).God on the other hand accepts a man’s nature first and then the action follows,from inside- out
Jesus on the other hand gave us a better righteousness,it is the righteousness of God. He cleansed us from inside out, gave us the exact righteousness of God as a gift,how? The righteous nature of God is imputed into a new man, imparted into your spirit
2 Cor5:21- For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin FOR US,that we might BECOME THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD In Him.
God’s righteousnes is right being(nature) that produces right doing(actions)
Romans 5:19- for as by one man’s disobedience(talking about the first ADAM) many were made sinners ,so also by one Man’s obedience( talking about Jesus),many will be made righteous.
You are not just righteous in nature(Right being),your nature should also give expression to good actions(Right doing).
2. PEACE-
Romans 5:1(Amp)-Therefore since we are justified( acquitted,DECLARED RIGHTEOUS AND GIVEN A RIGHT STANDING WITH GOD) through Faith, let us grasp the fact that WE HAVE PEACE of reconciliation to HOLD AND TO ENJOY peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Peace in this scripture is translated ‘eirene’ in Greek meaning EXEMPTION FROM RAGE, it means GOD IS NO LONGER ANGRY WITH YOU. The Word peace also means harmony,security, safety,prosperity.
When a man is in Christ,he has all these,not just that,you ought to enjoy them. there is so much rest knowing who I have always been no longer matter, the moment I came to Christ,everything was blotted out through the blood.
God’s anger was appeased the moment Christ’s blood was shed. Renew your mind to this truth, God is not angry with you.Peace is in God’s presence,please enjoy it.
Ephesians 2:14- for He Himself is OUR PEACE, who has made both one and has broken the middle wall of division between us.
3. AUTHORITY-
In God’s presence, you don’t just have a STAND( Righteousness), you also have a SIT( AUTHORITY).
God gave you a SIT with Christ at His right hand in the heavenly places. It is a place of REST, a place to enjoy all the inheritance that has been provided for you in Christ, much more, it is a place of authority over principalities and power. Every heir has a right in his father’s kingdom, we became joint heirs with Christ having access to all the Father has including authority.
Ephesians 1:20-22-which He worked in Christ when He raised him from the dead and SEATED HIM at HIS RIGHT HAND in the heavenly places, FAR ABOVE principalities and power and might and dominion and every name that is named, not only in this age but in that which is to come.And He put all things under His feet…….
Ephesians 2:5-6- Even when we were dead in trespasses,He made us alive together with Christ…..and raised us up together and MADE US TO SIT TOGETHER IN THE HEAVENLY PLACES IN CHRIST JESUS.
my dear,the blood gave us a STAND and a SIT. Righteousness is our stand, authority is our sit.Everything happened through THE BLOOD OF CHRIST. A new man in Christ is more blessed than he thinks….
TO BE CONTINUED…
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