Day 11; Righteousness unto Holiness

Scriptural text:
“I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity unto iniquity; even so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness.  For when ye were the servants of sin, ye were free from righteousness.  What fruit had ye then in those things whereof ye are now ashamed? for the end of those things is death.  But now being made free from sin, and become servants to God, ye have your fruit unto holiness, and the end everlasting life”.  Rom 6:19-22 KJV

 

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind;  And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness”. Eph 4:22-24 KJV 

 

Considerations for today:
Having known that we are righteous we must live true to our nature. Paul told the Roman Christians: Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace. An illustration that will help understanding here. Just as it is absurd for the son of the president of the nation to beg for alms at the street corners so is it absurd for a righteous man to walk in sin. The only expression suitable to the righteous life is sinless living. Anything else is an aberration. So the righteous man naturally produces the fruits of righteousness

 

Now, the fruit of the recreated human spirits listed in Gal 5:22 are: Love joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance. Yet holiness is shown in our scriptures for today as the natural products of righteousness. It will be very correct then to say that the fruit of the righteous spirit is to walk in holiness. As a matter of truth, the extent to which we bear this fruit love is the extent to which we are expressing holiness. The purest expression of holiness is to walk in love towards God and men. Love is the fulfillment of the Law. Love is holiness to the Lord.

 

Meditation scripture: Gal 5:22, 1 Co 13

 

Prayer: I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus therefore it is the easiest thing for me to express my true nature. My true nature is that of holiness. I naturally walk in love and peace and joy. I am a fruitful branch produce much fruit unto holiness

 

Bible in 1 year: Mark 13 - 16

 



Day 10; Walking in Righteousness Consciousness

Scriptural text:
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”. Rom 12:1-2 KJV

 

 

“That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;  And be renewed in the spirit of your mind”  Eph 4:22-24 KJV

 

Considerations for today:
To be conscious about something is to always be aware of it. Awareness resides in our minds. Therefore to be conscious of righteous requires that we are always aware of it in our minds. The only way to keep our minds in a state in which it can continue to be aware of the righteous nature of our spirit is to renew our minds.

 

The current state of our mind is a product of all the experiences we’ve ever had in life, some carrying more weight than the other. What we ear, movies we watch, books we read amongst others have moulded the way we think No wonder scripture says a man is the product of how he thinks. Man is a spirit, he has a soul (mind) and he lives in a body. When we got born again, it was our spirits that became the new creature, our minds and physical bodies remained largely the same. That is why the apostle says that we need to do something with our physical body: present it holy; and our minds: renew it.

 

The way to renew our minds is to take control of what goes into it. The way to maintain righteousness consciousness is to maintain the state of affairs that Paul wrote to the Philippians:

"Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things".   Php 4:8 KJV

 

The way to keep thinking on these things in our mind is to constantly meditate on the Word of God just as Joshua said:

"This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success". Jos 1:8 KJV

 

Meditation scripture: Phil 2: 5-8

 

Prayer: Lord, your word is my meditation day and night. I give attention to hide your words in my heart daily. I give attention to be a doer and not just a hearer of your words. Thank you Jesus.

 

Bible in 1 year: Mark 9 – 12