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Good evening, saints of God!
Tonight's livestream has been rescheduled for tomorrow evening at 7:30 PM.
Sometimes in life, work and other responsibilities can interfere with our plans, but we must continue to press forward and remain steadfast in the work of the Lord.
God bless you all, and we look forward to sharing God's Word with you tomorrow evening!
Lord, How Can I Be Righteous?
I believe many people, including Christians, think that to be a follower of Jesus Christ, one must live by a certain set of rules or follow a daily checklist. Many view the Bible as nothing more than a book filled with dos and don'ts, commandments, and laws.
Does God call us to live a righteous life? Yes. Does God call us to be holy and free from sin? Absolutely. But that is not the central message of the Bible, nor was it the ultimate purpose of the covenant God established with Israel.
The message of the Bible is beautifully simple, and it can be expressed through one word: Love.
We could never perfectly uphold the standards of the Old Testament covenant, nor can we achieve righteousness through our own ability to obey the teachings of the New Testament.
It has always been, and always will be, about Jesus Christ.
From the moment Adam sinned in the Garden of Eden, mankind needed a Saviour. When Israel was delivered from bondage in Egypt, they needed a Saviour. And to this very day, you and I still need a Saviour.
The only way anyone can truly be made righteous and holy before God is through Jesus Christ. And this is possible only because our Heavenly Father loves you and me so much that He gave us His only begotten Son.
John 3:16 (KJV)
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
The Bible is not simply a collection of laws, rules, and commandments telling us what we can and cannot do. It is the revelation of God's love, His righteousness, His mercy, and His plan of salvation for mankind.
It teaches us that we cannot save ourselves. We cannot make ourselves righteous through our own works, nor can we become holy and acceptable before God through our own strength.
It is only through Jesus Christ that we can be saved, made righteous, sanctified, and reconciled to our Heavenly Father.
Righteousness is not something we earn through our own perfection. It is something we receive through faith in Jesus Christ.
And it is through that faith, by the grace of God and the work of the Holy Ghost within us, that we begin to walk in the righteousness and holiness to which God has called us.
It has never been about what we can accomplish without Christ. It has always been about what God has accomplished for us through His Son, Jesus Christ.
Let's Address Faith Today
Throughout our lives, there are times when we pray and ask God to help us grow in faith, patience, love, and righteousness. Yet, so often, another prayer follows: “Why, Lord?”
The fruit of the Spirit is not something that simply appears in our lives without growth, trials, or spiritual maturity. These are fruits that must be cultivated through our walk with Christ. Perhaps I should say it this way:
God will show us the door, but we must be willing to walk through it.
But what is this door? What is this path in our lives that leads us to bear the fruit of faith, patience, love, and righteousness?
1 Peter 1:7 (KJV)
"That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:"
From the moment we wake each morning and choose to follow Christ, our faith will be tried in this life. And it is often in the midst of these trials that we find ourselves praying, “Why, Lord?”
Yet, through each trial and every passing day, our Heavenly Father is teaching us to take our eyes off this world and fix them upon Him.
The Holy Ghost will lead us through these trials, strengthening us, teaching us, and guiding us along the path of righteousness.
And on the other side of these trials, we begin to see the fruit of faith, patience, love, and righteousness growing within our lives.
But most importantly, on the other side of these trials, we find ourselves drawing closer to Jesus Christ.
Revelation 3:20
Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.