The Righteousness of God

Ever since I become a Christian, what I learn from the Gospel from NCC, is that I am being made the Righteousness of God in Christ. This verse was a stranger to me. I wrote on a piece of paper and see it daily to remind myself. Over a period of time, I don't know when, it seeded into me so much that now this verse lives in me and I know I am the Righteousness of God in Christ. Glory to all that Lord Jesus has done at the Cross! Amen Amen!

I know I have the Spirit of God and the Spirit of Christ in me. But somehow, this does not register as something solid and strong. This morning, I was at the book of Mark. After walking through most of the books as led by Lord and see the goodness of Jesus being revealed to me in a slow and steady process. At each stage of growth, I see a new aspect of Jesus. Glory Glory!

When I came to Matthew, I thought I have seen most of Jesus and was not expecting anything new. After all, I read through all the books once. But, I never realise that what I have missed out! When Lord opened my eyes this morning, it was wow wow wow...and called Su and asked her who is Jesus. She told me: 'he is the Son of God, my Saviour, my Provider etc...' I told her enough, don't think she will know this. Then I revealed to her. He is the Holy God, the Justice of God! It is from Mark 1:24 '….I know who you are – the Holy One of God!'

Su go: 'ok, the Holiness of God, the Judgment of God, what else?' I told her, you did not get it, tell you again, He is the Holy God, the Judge of God, the one who Judge the whole universe of sins, the one who uphold the Righteousness of God!

Lord revealed to me: 'My love, abba is glad your eyes are opened to see I am the Holy One, the Judge of the Universe. Glory Glory! Abba is so pleased! Glory Glory! Amen Amen!'

Su eyes suddenly lighted up just like me. We go Wow Wow Wow...haha...Praise the Lord! For these 3 years, I did not realise that on the cross was the God that is going to condemn those who did not fulfilled all the 10 commandments. The God, who knows all our sins and unrighteousness, who is going to judge all unbelievers, is the Holiness of God and the Justice of God. I can't believe that on the Cross was the God, who Uphold the Righteousness!

He humbled himself, gave up His Glory, to born as a man, to suffer all the humiliation of being stripped naked and being beaten, slapped, spit struck, punched, hit and even had a crown of thorns hit into his head.

Isaiah 53: 2 – 5

2 'He grew up before him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no beauty or majesty to attract us to him, nothing in his appearance that we should desire him.'

3 'He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrow, and familiar with suffering. Like one from whom men hide their faces, he was despised, and we esteemed him not.'

4 ' Surely he took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows, yet we considered him stricken by God, smitten by him, and afflicted.'

5 'But he was pierced for our transgressions, he was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon him, and by his wounds we are healed.'

Su and I go wow, I have such a HOLY and Mighty God in ME!!! Suddenly, Holy Spirit inside me is no more just a spirit, He, the Almighty One, the Holy One, is in me. I tell my body, I am the Righteousness of God in Christ, in this Righteousness body, you (my body) cannot be sick, cannot have any affliction. I now could feel how Righteousness I am in Christ. Glory Glory!

I recalled that at the high mountain, where Jesus met Moses and Elijah, God, the Father, has said this, Matthew 17:5 '...”This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!”'

Matthew 17:6-7 'When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don't be afraid.” This Holy One and the Judge of the whole Universe, tell us not to be afraid, but to believe in Him! Glory Glory!

I could see the Righteousness of God being imputed with all my sins and unrighteousness. He took my curses, generation curses and destruction. By the Stripes of Jesus, I am being imputed with His Righteousness. I see a very strong and powerful Lamb of God dying for me at the Cross. Surely He did a Perfect work for me. Glory Glory! Amen Amen!