Date: Sunday, 28th January, 2024
Text: Romans 4:5-6
Author: Pastor Adedeji Fadehan
Exhortation:
There are three things that the passers on the broad way cannot have irrespective of their status. They are spiritual blessings that money cannot buy. Those on the broad easy way can have many things that true Christians have; for example, marriage, children, cars, houses, lands, fat bank accounts etc. But these three things can ONLY be found in Christ, not anywhere else. No other short cut.
These supernatural blessings keep the believer going in this corrupt world. The first one is righteousness. This is not self-righteousness or personal good works which is like a filthy rag before God. Humanly speaking, righteousness is moral uprightness. But spiritually speaking, it is deeper than that.
Abraham believed God and it was credited to him as righteousness. His righteousness came by faith, not by works. It is a gift of God.
Romans 4:5-6,says, “ But to him who does not work but believes on Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is accounted for righteousness, just as David also describes the blessedness of the man to whom God imputes righteousness apart from works.”
The righteousness of a believer in Christ is received when we put our faith in Him. The evidence of this righteousness is the fruit of the Spirit, which are the good works that proceed from the righteousness of Christ.
The Word of God says, “For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them”. Ephesians 2:10
This righteousness is a blessing that no follower of the broad way can have except they repent and follow the narrow way. Will you?
Prayer Nugget: Father, by your grace, help me to walk in the righteousness of Jesus Christ.