It is God, Who Justifies The Ungodly Boldness and Love, is what God wants you to have---when you come to Him. As a Born Again Believer, He does not want you to be afraid to come to Him, feeling unworthy because of your sins. He wants you to come boldly to Him, knowing that the death, burial and resurrection of His Son Jesus Christ has justified you and qualified you to boldly ask and receive from Him. It is because you are Justified/Saved, by what Jesus has done on the Cross and in the Resurrection. YOU ARE NOT JUSTIFIED/SAVED, by anything you have done, are doing or will do! Romans 4:1-6 What then shall we say that Abraham, our forefather according to the flesh, has found? 2 For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3 For what does the Scripture say? ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD, AND IT WAS CREDITED TO HIM AS RIGHTEOUSNESS. 4 Now to the one who works, his wage is not credited as a favor, but as what is due. 5 But to the one who does not work, but believes in Him who justifies the ungodly, his faith is credited as righteousness, 6 just as David also speaks of the blessing on the man to whom God credits righteousness apart from works: This was the kind of boldness that the woman with the issue of blood had when she touched Jesus. Now, by touching Jesus, she knew that she was breaking a Levitical law which states that anyone with a bodily discharge is unclean, and should not appear in public, let alone touch another person. (Leviticus 15) But she refused to feel condemned by the law. She believed in what she had heard about Jesus, and was confident that there would only be Love and Compassion, not condemnation, from Him. She believed that Jesus would justify her and qualify her to receive the miracle she needed. That was why she boldly pressed her way into the crowd to touch Jesus, who indeed said to her, “Daughter, your faith has made you well.” Mark 5:34 What was it about her faith that made her well? Romans 4:5 talks about a Faith that believes that only God justifies the ungodly. When you believe that it is only God, Who justifies the ungodly, it will give you Boldness to come to God, even when you feel unclean, because of sin. When you fail, in this life, don’t run away from God. Run BOLDLY to Him, knowing that you are JUSTIFIED by the blood of Christ and not by your good behavior. The devil and his evil ones, may say to you-- How can you do that, Who do you think you are? Even people may try to tell you, you have to do this and that Work, before you come to HIm! When you think that you can Justify yourself before God, by doing any works or deeds, then you are taking away from what Jesus has done, by saying it was not enough! But don’t listen to anyone, instead go by the Word of God! Pick yourself up, run Boldly to God and confess any sins, thanking God for His Faithfulness to Forgive you and Cleanse you from all Unrighteousness. ONLY BECAUSE OF WHAT JESUS THE CHRIST HAS DONE AND YOUR FAITH AND LOVE IN HIS FINISHED WORK. This is what God the Father has agreed to do for what Jesus the Christ, His Son, has done! In other words Jesus has paid for all of our sins, giving us His Righteousness and Eternal Life. And it is Finished, you cannot add to what Jesus has done, by works or deeds--for Salvation or Forgiveness of Sins. 1 John 1:9 If we confess our sins, He is faithful and righteous to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Ephesians 2:8-10 For by (Gods) grace you have been saved through faith; and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of God; 9 not as a result of (any) works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. (if you are really Justified/Saved, then you will live a life following the leading of the Holy Spirit out of the Love in your heart for God and Man.) https://youtube/watch?v=KFTE2iLqS-o
Posted on: Sat, 13 Sep 2014 09:20:02 +0000