Righteousness is the ability to stand in FATHER’S presence without the sense of guilt, sin, or inferiority. If FATHER recreated us, we are not under bondage to the old man. By THE SPIRIT Peter wrote in the second epistle chapter 1:
4 by which have been given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, that through these you may be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust.
Are we willing to accept this simple yet encompassing Truth? Our Christian faith is based on this reality yet most of us have only partially accepted and fully embraced this reality. One would say “I want to accept this Truth, but how do I fully embrace it?”. We only have to look around at how the world creates followers of their doctrines and beliefs. They continually plant seeds for the crop they wish to reap. Football fans participate in games, track their teams, and buy paraphernalia which express their loyalty to their team. They immerse themselves into the support and tracking of the team they follow. They fully identify with that team and do not hesitate to make it known to others.
Do we express ourselves in word and deed which represent our Divine nature or are we “secret agents”? Are we more concerned about what others think or are we more concerned about what FATHER sees? By THE SPIRIT Paul wrote in Romans chapter 8:
2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free from the law of sin and death.
We must be as free from sin as Adam was before he committed sin. He walked with FATHER and fully communicated with FATHER. Shouldn’t we expect the same? Whey do we care what men think who are walking around as whitewashed tombs? In Matthew 23, Jesus spoke of those who were esteemed of the people:
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness.
28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.”
Was Adam ever sick before the fall? Was Jesus ever sick before He took on the sin of the world? Each of us has an immune system which is designed to protect us and keep us healthy. Is it FATHER’S perfect Will for us to live without sin, sickness, or any affliction? HE would not have sent HIS Son to the cross for a partial victory over the fall of man. We know HE is willing so we know the problem lies somewhere with us. Some would have us believe that we must wait until some date in the future to receive our Divine nature yet Peter proclaimed “by His stripes we were healed”. Paul explains the battle internal to each of us. Which nature are we empowering by our choices? Isn’t that the real question to be answered?
How do I empower my Divine nature? The answer is so simple yet its application is a great challenge which requires commitment to carry out our choice. FATHER gave us the law of seedtime and harvest and this law applies in all areas of our life. We reap what we sow. As believers we have Divine nature in us yet if we never feed ourselves in this area, how are we to become strong and minister to others? We must walk in faith on a daily basis that we will manifest the full expression of the Divine nature in us. In Hebrews chapter 11, it is written by THE SPIRIT:
5 By faith Enoch was taken away so that he did not see death, “and was not found, because God had taken him”; for before he was taken he had this testimony, that he pleased God.
6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him,for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.
Faith comes by hearing, dwelling, meditating, and acting on The Word. Faith pleases FATHER for HE know that as we walk in faith we become greater expressions of mature Sons. As mature Sons, we will spread the Kingdom of HIS Dear Son and bring Heaven to earth. We are then truly known as Overcomers by the manifested works in Christ. Let us embrace the reality that we now have the Divine Nature residing in us. Let us become HIS full expression as a light unto the world. Paul summed it up in Romans chapter 5:
17 For if by the one man’s offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.