Church of God Mission International – Above Only Daily Devotional By ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA 5 November  2024 | Topic:  RIGHTEOUSNESS AND YOUR FAITH

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ABOVE ONLY DAILY DEVOTIONAL

BY: ARCHBISHOP M. E. BENSON IDAHOSA

TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5TH, 2016

RIGHTEOUSNESS AND YOUR FAITH

Romans 1:16-17 (NIV), Romans 4:13

For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes… For in the gospel, the righteousness of God is revealed—a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” *.. the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

The Gospel does not reveal your righteousness per se; it reveals the righteousness of God. You have become the righteousness of God by your faith in Christ, (2 Cor.5:21). You have become as righteous as God is, and you now deserve and qualify for the glory, blessings and power of God. This is how the revelation of the righteousness of God produces faith in us. The more you are conscious that by your faith in Christ you are righteous, the more your faith in God will be strengthened and it will grow.

The reason Abraham had faith in God was because God told him about Christ and all Christ would accomplish by His death, burial and resurrection, (Gal. 3:8, John 8:56). Abraham believed in Christ and Abraham became justified and declared righteous by His faith, not his works, (Rom. 4:1-3). His faith was in the works of Christ. By this righteousness of faith, Abraham received the manifestation of the promise of God to him, (Rom. 4:13). By this righteousness of faith, Abraham’s faith was strengthened and He experienced the manifestation of God’s supernatural power in His body. The promise of God was more real to him than his physical condition. He was fully persuaded of God’s promise. Growing in the consciousness that God has made you righteous, strengthens your faith and makes it grow.

Faith Declaration:
My faith is in the works of Christ. I receive the manifestation of the promises and supernatural power in my life.

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