WEDNESDAY PRAYER MEETING IN THE AUDITORIUM WITH PASTOR
KID’S LIFE
6:30
Beats From Your Pastor’s Heart:
Romans 5:19, “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.”
To say that by one man’s obedience, many were constituted, or appointed, righteous means that what happened on the cross was according to the standard of God’s righteousness.
We were constituted righteous!
That means something official transpired in our relationship with God.
That we are the righteousness of God in Christ is not merely a wish or a good feeling.
It is a fact.
It is official in God’s sight (2 Cor. 5:21).
Once we had to deal with the I.R.S. about the tax status of our buildings.
They considered and studied our situation.
Eventually, we received an official letter from them stating that we were, in fact, an exempt organization.
There was no question.
It became official.
In the same way, when the blood of Jesus was shed on the cross in harmony with God’s righteousness in the universe, we were officially constituted righteous.
Our righteousness before God is not an empty imagination.
It is legal and official, sealed by the blood of Christ.
The way God dealt with us and made us righteous was by putting us aside, not expecting anything from the flesh.
He dealt with us in the Person of His Son.
Rather than working directly on us and our problems, repairing and mending us, He dealt with our sins in His Son on the cross.
He righteously solved our sin problem by accepting the sacrifice of Christ on our behalf.
He then crucified our old man and terminated the source of all our problems.
He put us in His Son, and put His Son into us.
According to 2 Corinthians 5:21, Christ bore our sin, and we received His righteousness.
What grace!
We are justified with a justification that constitutes us officially righteous.
This official righteousness results in life.
The Son gratuitously solved our problem with God, gave us righteousness as a gift, and gave us Himself as our life (Rom. 5:10).
It’s official.
We can rest in the legality of God’s righteousness.
Until Tomorrow,
With A Shepherd’s Love
Pastor
TODAY’S PRAYER LIST
Ashton Bateman & Family
Amy Garner’s Mom & Dad
Brandon’s Dad
Dan Haines
Dr. Don Davis
Freddie May’s Mom
George Alexander
Jane Hick’
Jim Mabe
Joan Cronan’s Sister
Linda Hodges’ Sister
Michael Stanley
John McClain
Rodney Wiggins – Darlene’s Husband
Ronnie Palmer
Ricky Gipson – Ashley’s Brother
Tom Witcher
Ann Sullivan – Paula’s Friend
Bentley Smith
James Garner’s Friend
Kim McClain’s Mother
Lonzo Christian
Ashley Burn’s Sisters
Bill Moody
Colby/Connor – Allison’s G’sons
Greg Payne – Lisa’s Brother
Hanna Hall – Pray for Grace
Kenny & Nora Allison
Kimberly – Dustin’s Sister
Larry Barker
Linda Breedlove’s Sister – Sarah
Mary Sims
Marynell Ford
Pastor & Mrs. Driskell
Paula Ferus’ Missionary Friend
Ricky Stubbs
Roseleigh Osborn
Scott Lanier – Linda’s Son
Shaelyn – Jill’s Friend
Sheila Simmon’s Cousin
Tammy Shellnut’s Mother/Dad