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There are so many other references throughout scripture that offer answers to our question; for this short study, we will look primarily in Proverbs 11 where there are several verses that help us to understand what righteousness does and give us greater insight.
We may already know the answer to the question of what righteousness is, but do we have a ready answer for its function in the life of a believer in Jesus/Yeshua haMashiach?
Proverbs in Hebrew is Mishlei מִשְׁלֵי
In Hebrew The Lord our Righteousness is
Yehoveh Tsidkenu/Yahweh Tsidqenu .
H3072 – יְהֹוָה צִדְקֵנוּ Yᵉhôvâh tsidqênûw,
Pronounced: ye-ho-vaw’ tsid-kay’-noo;
(from and with pronominal suffix.)
This name is also known as Jehovah Tsidqenu.
The word “Tsidkenu” is derived from “Tsedek”
and means
“righteousness,” “right,” “honest,” accurate,” justice”, “truth,” or “integrity.”
For the time is coming, says the Lord, when I will place a righteous Branch upon King David’s throne. He shall be a King who shall rule with wisdom and justice and cause righteousness to prevail everywhere throughout the earthThis is his name whereby he shall be called, The Lord our Righteousness” Jeremiah 23:6
Starting in Proverbs 11 and verse 4 we read that
righteousness rescues from death.
This is true in both physical and spiritual terms. Remembering what righteousness is – in right relationship or right standing with God – we are in a position to receive all of the promises in His Word. These promises include protection, both physically and spiritually.
Both Psalms 23 & 91 contain lists of some of the things we are protected from.
Death is a definite reality that we all face, however it is the death of the body not the spirit. Spirit is eternal in nature and cannot die in the same way as a physical flesh body dies, decays and ceases to exist. The death we fear is based in flesh and from a physical carnal viewpoint. According to scripture, we are all dead in our sins before being born again from above by the Spirit of the living God. We were physically born into sin and both physical and spiritual death is inevitable without the regeneration of the born again experience.
Ephesians 2:1 And you were dead in our trespasses and sins.
Colossians 2:13 When you were dead in your trespasses and in the uncircumcision of your sinful nature, God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our trespasses..
His righteousness delivers us from the power of death.
The term ‘spiritual death’, means to be forever cut off from the presence of our Heavenly Father and His Kingdom. No thing that is ‘spiritually dead’ or ‘sinful’, can exist in His presence. He is life/chaim and Holy/kadosh and it is His righteousness, not ours, which makes us fit to be in His presence; both while still on the physical earth in a physical body but also to be transformed into the image of His Son and a final destination in His presence forever.
Righteousness delivers/rescues us from death – wealth and riches will not.
Continuously walking in the way of righteousness allows us to inherit true (spiritual) riches from our Heavenly Father. Proverbs 8:20-21.
No matter how many billions a person has, they cannot buy the righteousness of God. It was bought and paid for by Messiah. It comes only by grace to those who choose to believe and receive His mercy; by forgiveness of sin trusting in the blood of the pure and Holy Lamb of God. Blood that has wiped away sin and rescued us from its result … that is spiritual death.
1 Corinthians 1:30 – But by His doing you are in Christ Jesus, who became to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption,
The next verse 5 tells us
righteousness of the innocent levels their way
and
Proverbs 3:6
leads them on the safest route to their goal and removes all obstacles.
If we will trust in our Heavenly Father’s righteousness which has been imparted to us He goes before us leading us in the way, or path of righteousness as confirmed in Psalm 23:3, “He guides me in paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.” This concept emphasizes living a life aligned and in tune with God’s will plans and purposes together with moral integrity.
In Verse 6 we read that the righteousness of the upright are delivered from trouble. Walking in line with all that the Word of God tells us to, and keeping His commandments causes us to be delivered from trouble. The enemy of our souls is the one who causes us trouble and it is usually through temptations aimed at our desires and fleshly cravings that lead us to stumble and miss the mark.
In the next Verse, 9, By knowledge the righteous are delivered.
As children of righteousness, it is by knowledge and understanding we gain freedom. It is the knowledge of Who our Heavenly Father is, it’s relationship and by knowing Him we also know HIs Word; not only the written Word but the Word made flesh, Messiah. From the very first verse, the Book of Proverbs is filled with helpful guidance on gaining wisdom, knowledge and understanding.
Verse 10 tells us that when the righteous prosper the city rejoices. The righteousness of The Lord spreads and causes all those around to rejoice. When we carry His presence into a place His peace/shalom and righteousness reigns.
Verse 18 reminds us again of the spiritual principles of the Kingdom of God, the spiritual law of sowing and reaping; truly whatever we sow we shall reap and here we are encouraged that to sow righteousness – gain a true reward.
Verse 19 reminds us that genuine righteousness leads to life. It is the righteousness imparted by our Heavenly Father, not self righteousness.
Romans 10:3 – For not knowing about God’s righteousness and seeking to establish their own, they did not subject themselves to the righteousness of God. Paul emphasizes that righteousness comes through faith in Yeshua ha Mashiach/Jesus Christ, not through adherence to the law or personal merit; true righteousness comes from our Heavenly Father, not from our own works or self-perception.
Titus 3:5. He saved us, not because of works done by us in righteousness, but according to his own mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewal of the Holy Spirit…
Eph. 2:8-9. For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.
An interesting promise for our children, for both physical and spiritual, is in verse 21 the offspring of the righteous will escape.
In verse 23 we are told that the righteous desire only good.
This is because they made the decision to not give in to the desires of the flesh. For us it means we have died to the old man, the carnal nature has been crucified with Messiah/Christ and our desires which were rooted in the lusts of the flesh have been changed into those of the spiritual life and desire for all things that pertain to life and godliness. Gal. 5:24 Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. 25 Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
28 the righteous flourish like sprouting leaves another scripture in Psalm 92:13-15 also says that Those that be planted in the house of the LORD shall flourish in the courts of our God. They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; To shew that the LORD is upright: he is my rock, and there is no unrighteousness in him. The phrase “planted in the house of the Lord“ signifies a committed relationship with our heavenly Father. Much like a garden requires care and attentiveness, our relationship with Him requires effort and dedication; this verse emphasizes the transformative power of being rooted in Him. Psalm 1:3 And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper.
30 fruit if righteous is a tree of life.. There are many references to His children being like trees and bearing fruit and here the verse is saying that that, the fruit we bear is righteous, or has its root in the righteousness of our Heavenly Father, it will be as a tree of life. Not just a single fruit but the source of further fruit. Our roots must be deep on a firm foundation and draw our sustenance from the river of life. The original tree of life was in gan eden where eternal life with the Father was lost. Messiah died physically on a ‘tree’ to restore the eternal life that was lost. He is our tree of life and His life has been imparted to us.
31 righteous paid what they deserve here on earth. Those who follow the way of Messiah and our Heavenly Fathers Kingdom principles, who walk not after the flesh but after the Ruach haKodesh/Holy Spirit within, will receive wages accordingly; again the principle of sowing and reaping. The rewards that are promised are both for this life and the next, and He knows what we need day to day. Matthew 6:8 Your Father knows what you need before you ask and Phil. 4:19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus. This verse emphasizes that our loving Heavenly Father will provide for the needs of those who trust in Him.
The promise in Prov. 22:8; Ps. 112:9 and
2 Cor. 9:9 is that His tzedakah lasts forever.
It is not something that is fleeting and will pass away,
His Truth is that righteousness IS the good news.
We are the righteousness of God in Christ. It is His righteousness NOT ours. It’s the covering we wear as forgiven believers. A robe of righteousness, a covering, a garment; the garment of salvation we are made righteous by His blood. In right standing relationship with Messiah and with the Father through Yeshua/Jesus. Righteousness is likened to the breastplate which was worn by the High Priest, representing the 12 tribes of Israel. Messiah is now our High Priest and in Ephesians 6 and 2 Cor. 10:4, it has become part of the equipment provided for us to be victorious and demolish strongholds.
What does Righteousness do?
Righteousness rescues from death,
levels our way leading us on the safest route by removing all obstacles,
Righteousness rescues us, delivers from trouble,
we prosper when we sow it,
we gain a true reward,
it leads to life,
it causes us to desire only good;
and then we flourish like leaves that sprout.
The fruit we bear is a tree of life that we can share with others and we will receive the fruit of that righteousness here on earth; and it is part of the spiritual armor of authority and protection against onslaughts of the enemy.
Wow! Thank you Father for Your righteousness.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
When we hear these words as a timely warning, we immediately think of a physical storm weather wise and make an effort to be prepared. Usually the preparation will be according to the forecast of how bad and strong the storm will be. Windows are shuttered, loose items tied down etc. In other words we take action to prevent as much damage to property, and then find safe locations for ourselves and our families, hoping the storm will pass us by.
In the life of a disciple\believer in Messiah, this storm is a spiritual one and is reflected in Matthew 25, the parable of the 10 virgins and in Yeshua/Jesus own words in Mark 13:33 He told us to stay alert and be ready, in season and out.
Several times we are warned to be awake and ready, to be prepared for spiritual warfare. Ephesians 6. We need to understand we are in a constant battle and will be all the days of our lives on earth. There is a reason this message is repeated often it’s because many of us drift back to sleep immediately the danger is over, as we get through one storm in life then we relax, heaving a big sigh of relief; that is when the enemy will attack when we let our guard down, because being comfortable raises casualties.
In the same way we keep our eye on the weather and physically prepare when a storm is coming, we are to be alert, on guard and watching spiritually for storms in the spiritual realm, the dimension we cannot see with physical eyes. The devil is looking for those he can devour, those who are like the five bridesmaids who were not only asleep but were not prepared, they had no oil. Waiting until the storm hits, is not the time to prepare, we need to be in a continuous state of spiritual preparedness.
We have many gadgets and gauges to help us determine the weather conditions and temperature, thermometers, barometers, hydrometers etc. etc. Weather stations for wind speeds; even in nature pine cones know if is wet or dry.
In the believers life, we have our Heavenly Fathers’ Holy Spirit to help us discern the signs of the times; we need to be aware of the increase in the intensity of the spiritual storm that is coming.
We may know
where we are and
who we are
but do we really understand
where we are?
This too has application in both realms. We know where we are physically, a location and address, but where are we spiritually in our faith walk and relationship with the Lord? Have we grown and matured in the last year?
We know who we are physically, our name, our mode of life, occupation, abilities, identity status etc. but do we know who we are in the spirit? Are we identifying ourselves with what the word says we have become in Christ and are we operating in the spiritual gifts imparted to our born again from above spirit? Are we warring a good warfare by the words spoken over us?
1Timothy 1:18 -21 This charge I commit unto thee, son Timothy, according to the prophecies which went before concerning thee, that thou by them mightest wage a good warfare, and, “Hold fast to faith and to a good conscience.”
Finally and probably the most important point, do we know when we are?
In the natural according to age it may mean the stage all being at high school, College, University, career, a level on the occupation ladder or marital status, raising a family or retired etc. All the stages of the natural life. However do we appreciate the spiritual significance of when we are? Meaning our position in the timeline of our Heavenly Fathers plan of the ages.
Since Yeshua/Jesus day, He declared we are in the last days, acharit ha-yamim, the end times and that was two thousand plus years ago. John said little children this is the last hour. 1John 2:18.
The Greek phrase “in the last days” (ἐν ἐσχάταις ἡμέραις) refers to the prophesied “End of Days,” sometimes called acharit ha-yamim (אַחֲרִית הַיָּמִים) in Hebrew. Eschatos (ἔσχατος) refers to the end point of a sequence, indicating its outcome or final expression.
Many think the last days are yet to come, but we were born into the last days and they are rapidly coming to a close. The signs of the times are evident all around us, the increase of violence being one of the more obvious indicators. 2Tim.3. The decline in moral standard and family unity, plus the falling away from the truth of God’s word. The days of Noah and Lot were not just destructive floods of water and fire from heaven they were times of horrendous spiritual conflicts caused by fallen angels who perverted and corrupted all of creation. Gen. 6:7. Is.24:1.
So much so that the Lord God had to destroy their meddling. But He also promised in Genesis 9:11 that He would not destroy the earth again by water, so we can expect only localized flooding and fire from heaven in the form of fire balls and other space debris falling to earth. The biggest flood will be spiritual in nature- challenging our beliefs and our faith. 2 Tim 3:1-13 warns of deceptions, false christs, fallen angels of light and temptations fed to us by demonic entities who are inter-dimensional by nature, not from other planets. They will offer alternate explanations of who we are, where we are from, and when we are. It behoves us to be prepared and fixed on the firm foundation of the rock of our salvation in Messiah Yeshua haMashiach. Matthew 7:24-26. See that you are not deceived.
We must wake up to the realization of when we are in the plan of the ages. Time is short, don’t let it run out before we are ready. Don’t be caught unawares or taken by surprise. We are not to be afraid or scared whether the storm is physical or spiritual, we are to be prepared; and the time for that preparation is now. If we are following the days of counting from the Omer to Shavuot/Pentecost this is also a reminder for spiritual preparation. The disciples were told by Yeshua/Jesus to wait in Yerushalayim/Jerusalem for 49 days, preparing, so they would be ready for the Ruach haKodesh/Holy Spirit, to be imparted to them at Shavuot/Pentecost. They received power from on high, to equip and enable them to fulfill their callings and destiny in Him. We have freely received and should also be ready, following the count to Shavuot helps in that preparation, especially if we have been taking a spiritual nap!
Fill that oil lamp today, don’t be distracted and put off what we know we must do and be about our Father’s business. Be ready so we can help others and point them to the answer to life; to the truth of where we are, who we are, and when we are… because a storm of supernatural proportions is surely coming and having done all, we are to stand and see the salvation of our Lord. Be certain that He will come as surely as daylight chases away the darkest night. Let us be ready, prepared and looking for His return and be found that good and faithful servant, then we will enter into the full presence and joy of our Heavenly Father. Matt. 25:23.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
In Matthew 5:8 we read that Yeshua/Jesus said
Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.
When we read familiar verses we think we know what they mean however if we were to offer an explanation to someone else what would we say?
What did He mean to be pure in heart and
how can we see God as we are told in
Ex. 33:20..
no man has seen god and lived.
Blessed [anticipating God’s presence, spiritually mature] are the pure in heart [those with integrity, moral courage, and godly character], for they will see God. Matthew 5:8
Purity is not the same as innocence, it’s much more. Purity makes us think of undefiled, in the way we would think of a small child who still does not know what evil is or the difference between right and wrong. But the purity Jesus/Yeshua spoke of is the result of continued spiritual harmony with our Heavenly Father. It is something that increases and we have to grow in purity by our walk, our lifestyle. The only way we can be truly pure in heart is to give our lives to Messiah and ask Him to do the cleansing work. Psalm 51:10 says, “Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me.” God is the one who makes our hearts pure –
Our life with the Lord may be right with Him and our inner purity cleansed by the Blood of the Lamb, however, from time to time we may have spots, stains and wrinkles on our outer life. We are not protected from these by our Father because this is the way we become aware of the necessity of keeping our spiritual vision through personal purity. If there is anything on the outer level of our spiritual life that is out of alignment with Him we must stop immediately and focus on putting it right. Yeshua/Jesus said the pure in heart will see God. This is not literal as in this physical realm, it’s spiritual vision which is dependent on our character.
Initially our Heavenly Father makes us pure by an act of His sovereign grace/chen, however we must be continually vigilant on a day to day basis. We are not to become casual in our walk or relationship with the Father or we will inevitably become a casualty. The spots, wrinkles and stains of sin come to us through our physical interactions with other things and people that we encounter and interact with; including other points of view and the temptations of worldly pursuits, activities and pleasures. Not only must our inner courts and sanctuary (some translations say temple), be kept in right relationship with the Father, but also our outer courts must be brought into perfect harmony with the purity our Heavnely Father gives us through His grace.
The outer court of the gentiles was where everyone (sinners) was welcome but the inner court/ the holy place, and the holy of holies/the sanctuary, only the priests were allowed and no sin was to enter. We are to relate this to ourselves and our physical bodies as the temple and sanctuary where His Holy Spirit resides within us in the innermost part of our being. The Temple is the whole construction, the whole building equal to the complete person.
The root of most of our problems is not our Heavenly Father’s fault. Through physical relations with ungodly things and people and activities, we open ourselves up to spiritual relationships with the demonic entities that are at the root of everything that is contrary to His Word and will for us. There is no grey area, it is either black, evil, anti god/Christ or it is white, good, godly and pure. The world and all its systems are not our Fathers…yet, they are all part of the satanic kingdoms developed by the adversary; these same ones offered to Messiah in Luke 4:6.
We have to come out and be separate (2Cor 6:17), from everything that is tainted, if we don’t then we risk yielding to those original sins of pride and disobedience. In these we open the door to having other ‘gods’ before Him, just like Solomon with foreign wives, lovers, things and people we yield ourselves to, which in turn lead us to entertain foreign demonic entities and other gods. Those things and people to whom we join ourselves/cleave to, have a relationship with in the physical, will directly affect to what and whom we cleave/join ourselves to and have a relationship with spiritually.
Our spiritual vision and understanding is immediately blurred and compromised when our outer court has spots and wrinkles; so if we want to maintain personal relationship with Yeshua and the Father, it will mean not doing or thinking certain things. It will require cutting off those areas or individuals that cause us to stumble and as we mature, some things that are acceptable for others will not be acceptable for us in our Fathers eyes.
Trying to see others as our Father sees them and not measuring by our standards or those He has set for us, will help us keep personal purity in our relationships with others. Phil 1:6 He who has begun a good work in us will bring it to completion…with our co-operation. Let’s allow Him to do that work in us, time is running out.
The pure in heart will see God our Heavenly Father in a spiritual sense and awareness while on earth, knowing His presence continually; and eventually we will see Him when we leave this physical realm when
we shall be like Him, 1 John3:2 and
we shall behold His glory face to face.
2 Cor. 3:18
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
When our Heavenly Father said He loathed their sacrifices concerning the feasts/appointed Times/moedim, and the other requirements, it was not that He despised the ordinances themselves. Why would He? He set them in as the seasons of the annual cycle of life and the prophetic representation of Messiah who would fulfill all the feasts and meanings of them. If Yeshua/Jesus is God the Father in the flesh, He would not, as the Son, change the Fathers ordinances. God, our Heavenly Father does not change His mind, He is not a human; He is Spirit. He perceived that they were performing the sacrifices as an expression of self-righteousness, showing their indifference to the claim that God was in their hearts; and heart motivation is extremely important. Proverbs 21:2,3,4,27.
All His ordinances are good and Holy/ set apart/ in harmony with Himself, but they are to be entered into with deep sincerity and with an honest awareness of their true significance. To sacrifice in carelessness and ignorance will cause damage to our own souls, so we must never allow our spirit to become callous and hardhearted.
Now, is always a good time to check just what is our heart attitude?
The Pharisees and Sadducees were full of themselves, they added laws and ordinances to those given by the Lord. They saw themselves as better than the people, not equal to them; they did not keep a servant hearted attitude and much of what they did was just for show. Look at Yeshua/Jesus’ statement in Luke 11:37 – 44 …Woe to you Pharisees… . it was the same in His day just as at the time referred to in our title, the loathing… pride, arrogance and holier than thou attitude.
They had changed the truth of God to their religious standard for the people, but didn’t keep it themselves. Yeshua/Jesus was hard on this behavior because He knew what He had come to do, as he said in John 17:4. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
His purpose was the Father’s purpose in the process of being fulfilled for 4000 years; which was the redemption of mankind in the fullness of time. No one killed Yeshua/Jesus, no one murdered Him by their choice. The death of Messiah is the fulfillment in history of the very mind and intent of our Heavenly Father. There is no place for seeing Yeshua/Jesus as a martyr. His death was not something that happened to Him, something that might have been prevented. His death was the very specific reason He came, it was His determined purpose.
We must never build our case for forgiveness simply on the thought that God is our Father and He will forgive us just because He loves us; that contradicts the revealed truth of God in Jesus Christ/Yeshua haMashiach; and it makes the cross unnecessary and the redemptive work as nothing.
Our Father God forgives sin only because of the death of Messiah.
A life for a life, because the life is in the blood (Lev 17:11), and He cannot forgive people in any other way than by the death of His Son because of the established covenant. (Abraham and the willingness to offer his son Isaac.)
Hence all of the animal sacrifices and the appointed times which followed until Messiah came. Yeshua/Jesus is exalted as Savior because of His death. We see Jesus/Yeshua in Hebrews 2:9 for the suffering and death crowned with glory and honor. The greatest cry of triumph ever heard in the ears of a shocked universe was that which was released from the cross – it is finished. That is the final word in the redemption of humankind and the fulfillment of the promise in Genesis 1. If the devil had known the fullness of the Fathers plan he wouldn’t have crucified the Lord of Glory. 1Cor. 2:8. This was the hidden mystery of the gospel revealed in His death and resurrection – a whole new being, eternal in nature, unknown until that process was completed/ finished. He was the first born from the dead, both physical and spiritual, no longer separated from the Father.
Anything that lessens, detracts from or completely obliterates the holiness of our Heavenly Father through a false view of His love, contradicts the truth of Him as revealed by Jesus/Yeshua. We view love from a standpoint of a human emotion, a feeling; it’s not the same as the love of our Heavenly Father, His Love is truth. We must never allow ourselves to believe that Jesus/Yeshua stands with us and against the Father out of pity and compassion, or that He became a curse for us out of sympathy for us. Jesus Christ/Yeshua haMashiach, became a curse for us by divine degree, something we often do not fully comprehend. Our part in realizing and understanding the tremendous meaning of the curse which He became is the conviction of sin. Galatians 3:13. Conviction is given to us as a gift, to stir up shame and godly sorrow which leads us to repentance; it’s the great mercy of our Heavenly Father. Jesus/Yeshua hates the sin in people and Calvary’s cross is the measure and extent of His hatred. Ephesians 1:7 in Him we have the forgiveness of sin.
We must be aware of having a too cozy view of the father-hood of God, and our human thinking of Him as ‘daddy’ that we can twist around our little finger; that He is so kind and loving that of course He will forgive us. That thought based solely on emotion, can’t be found anywhere in the New Testament. The only basis on which our Heavenly Father can forgive us, is the incalculable work of what was accomplished on the cross by Messiah. To base our forgiveness on any other ground is unconscious blasphemy and unconscious blasphemy is actually denying Messiah and His victory over sin and death. The only ground on which He can forgive our sin and reinstate us to His presence and favor, is through the cross of Messiah.
There is no other Way, He alone is the Way.
Forgiveness, which is so easy for us to accept, cost the horrendous agony on that cross at Calvary. We should never take the forgiveness of sin, the gift of His Holy Spirit and our sanctification in simple faith, and then forget the enormous cost to Him that made all of this ours for free.
Forgiveness is the divine miracle of His free grace towards us. The cost to the Father was the cross of Messiah. To forgive sin while remaining a Holy God, this is the price that had to be paid. We must never accept a view of the fatherhood of God if it blocks out the atonement because the revealed truth of God is that without the atonement He cannot forgive; He would contradict His nature if He did. The only way we can be forgiven is by being brought back to Him through the atonement of the cross, and His forgiveness is possible only in the supernatural realm. Compared with the miracle of the forgiveness of sin, the experience of sanctification is small, sanctification is simply the wonderful expression or evidence of the forgiveness of sins in a human life. However what awakens the pouring forth of the deepest gratitude in an individual, is that our Heavenly Father has forgiven his or her sin. Paul never got away from this and neither should we. Once we realize all that it costs the Father to forgive each of us, we will be held tight, constrained by the love of God. Luke 11:37 – 44, 45.
Pesach/Passover week may be over but it is the crowning moment in time and eternity and we must not let our remembrance of it be for only once a year. Above all else, we must continue to preach Messiah/Christ and Him crucified, it is the power of God unto salvation....and in His resurrection we can live the new life He died to give us.
Shalom, shalom mishpachah/family
and cheverim/friends!
It’s all about Life and Relationship,
NOT Religion.
You are greatly loved and precious in His sight.
NOT SURE?
YOU CAN BE..
SAY THE FOLLOWING FROM YOUR HEART RIGHT NOW…
Heavenly Father I come to you in the Name of Jesus/Yeshua asking for forgiveness of my sins for which I am truly sorry. I repent of them all and turn away from my past.
I believe with my heart and confess with my mouth that Jesus/Yeshua is your Son and that He died on the cross at calvary to pay the price for my sin, so that I might be forgiven and have eternal life in the kingdom of Heaven. Father I believe that Jesus/Yeshua rose from the dead and I ask you to come into my life right now and be my personal Savior and Lord and I will worship you all the days of my life. Because your word is truth I say that I am now forgiven and born again and by faith I am washed clean with the blood of Jesus/Yeshua. Thank you that you have accepted me into your family in Jesus’/Yeshua’s name. Amen
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