In Christ, we are the righteousness of God!

God is completely holy and righteous! That is His nature. Only that which is holy and righteous can enter His presence. He loves those who are righteous. The word righteous means acting in accord with divine or moral law; free from guilt or sin. the Scriptures reveal that by virtue of Christ’s finished work on the cross, those who are born again are declared righteous in God’s sight. God sees them as the righteousness of God in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:21). This is precious because in Psalms 11:7 (AMPC), it says: “For the Lord is [rigidly] righteous, He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face, or He beholds the upright.” Because we are now the righteousness of God in Christ, we will have the privilege of seeing Him face to face. He loves us so much, that He has made a way in Christ for us to stand in His presence. So never forget, your righteous deeds (those actions that line up with His will and love), are making way for you to stand in God’s presence one day without guilt or fear. Your sacrifices of love and obedience are not in vain. God sees you and rejoices over you. You are more than a conqueror through the one who loves us and gave His life for us!

Psalms 11:7 (AMPC) “For the Lord is [rigidly] righteous, He loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold His face, or He beholds the upright”

Take courage, In Christ, we can overcome because He conquered the world for us!

The Lord Jesus shared that we would experience difficulties in this life, but He emphatically let us know that in Him we have perfect peace and confidence. John 16:33 (AMPL) says: “I have told you these things, so that in Me you may have [perfect] peace and confidence. In the world you have tribulation and trials and distress and frustration; but be of good cheer [take courage; be confident, certain, undaunted]! For I have overcome the world. [I have deprived it of power to harm you and have conquered it for you.]” We can take courage in Him because He overcame the world. He has deprived the enemy of the power to harm us and has conquered him. Simply put, In Him, we overcome!