Sunday, January 16, 2005
RIGHTEOUSNESS
There is a force of righteousness that we have with God. That if not excercised can hinder every prayer you make. Righteuosness is the ability to stand in the presence of the Father without a sense of guilt, condemnation, or inferiority- as though sin never had existed. God has made unto us righteuosness through Christ Jesus- I Corinthians 1:30. People must get a hold of this and act on it the way God wants you to and then you will go boldly into the Throne Room and make your needs known, and get them met- Hebrews 4:16. Smith Wigglesworth ministered the righteousness that people had in God right along beside of faith. The Word says faith without works is dead, faith without corresponding action will not work- James 2:14-26. If someone that doesn't know what their standing is with God, how are they going to act on their faith? When they feel unworthy. The ones who receive the abundance of grace and the gift of righteuosness will reign in life by Jesus Christ- Romans 5:17. If you can believe you are saved, you can believe you are the righteousness of God: its all the same faith in God.
Jesus displayed the effect of the force of righteousness at the tomb of lazarus- John 11:32-44. Jesus didn't stop and wonder if He was in enough right standing with God to perform something like this. Jesus stepped out in faith, knowing His right standing with His Father. Smith Wigglesworth understood his righteuosness, he accepted the Blood of Jesus and the commands that Jesus told him to do, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, deliverance to the captives, raising the dead, etc. Wigglesworth, in his book, raised the dead once, but it has been documented of him raising the dead at least 3 times in his ministry career; he understood the right standing he had.
The sin consciousness is ever at war with the righteousness consciousness. The sin consciousness never acts boldly, it always hesitates. Jesus never heistated about doing something that would bring glory to God. The sin consiousness requires some physical evidence that God is moving, the righteousness consiousness knows God is moving because he asked Him to- Hebrews 10:1-2, 10-14. Righteousness cannot be obtained by works. In Romans9:30-32 the jews went about to establish their own righteousness by works. They did not attain to the Abrahamic Covenant , which stands alone on the priciple of grace through faith- Genesis15:6. Wigglesworth done great works but he did not obtain righteousness because of them, the works proved his faith. Righteousness which is by faith speaks; "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise,..."- Romans 10:6. People must learn to depend on the free gift of righteuosness that they have recieved. The believer must understand that he has complete access to the power of Jesus and the working of the Holy Spirit, that Heaven is backing him 100 percent. This righteousness, knowing who you are, will produce peace, quietness, and assurance- Isaiah 32:17 that God is there and you don't have to feel no condemnation. We are not honoring our place as sons if we do not take our place in righteousness
Jesus displayed the effect of the force of righteousness at the tomb of lazarus- John 11:32-44. Jesus didn't stop and wonder if He was in enough right standing with God to perform something like this. Jesus stepped out in faith, knowing His right standing with His Father. Smith Wigglesworth understood his righteuosness, he accepted the Blood of Jesus and the commands that Jesus told him to do, heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, deliverance to the captives, raising the dead, etc. Wigglesworth, in his book, raised the dead once, but it has been documented of him raising the dead at least 3 times in his ministry career; he understood the right standing he had.
The sin consciousness is ever at war with the righteousness consciousness. The sin consciousness never acts boldly, it always hesitates. Jesus never heistated about doing something that would bring glory to God. The sin consiousness requires some physical evidence that God is moving, the righteousness consiousness knows God is moving because he asked Him to- Hebrews 10:1-2, 10-14. Righteousness cannot be obtained by works. In Romans9:30-32 the jews went about to establish their own righteousness by works. They did not attain to the Abrahamic Covenant , which stands alone on the priciple of grace through faith- Genesis15:6. Wigglesworth done great works but he did not obtain righteousness because of them, the works proved his faith. Righteousness which is by faith speaks; "But the righteousness which is of faith speaketh on this wise,..."- Romans 10:6. People must learn to depend on the free gift of righteuosness that they have recieved. The believer must understand that he has complete access to the power of Jesus and the working of the Holy Spirit, that Heaven is backing him 100 percent. This righteousness, knowing who you are, will produce peace, quietness, and assurance- Isaiah 32:17 that God is there and you don't have to feel no condemnation. We are not honoring our place as sons if we do not take our place in righteousness
