Day 7; Those filthy Rags!

Scriptural text: 

"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness are as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away". Isa 64:6 KJV

Considerations for today:

 Religion has taught us that it is the works of our hands that makes us right or not before God; That if we do enough good works, God will somehow notice, bless us and not allow us to go to hell. This brings up serious issues; for example, if this were so, on the judgement day some will arise and say, “well God, even though you are God, it was because of the good things I did that I made it here”.  But scriptures say: by the arm of flesh shall no man prevail (1Sa 2:9). It also says, “For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:  Not of works, lest any man should boast” (Eph 2:8-9). On that great day, no man will be able to stand before God and say it is the good things they did that has brought them there. All will point to Jesus in worshipful adoration saying thank you for dying for the sin of the world.

Anything that originates from the flesh is corrupted and is not acceptable to the Father. No matter how good the works or big the gifts as long as they have their origin in the flesh they are corrupt. They are as filthy rags.  Unrighteousness is not only doing wrong things. It is also doing right things but with the wrong spirit. This is the ‘good’ part of the fruit of the tree of the Knowledge of good and evil. Any good that is apart from Christ is as evil as any evil thing. Good is only in Christ. Religion says we have to do good in order to be good and to stop doing bad in order to be good. Righteousness of faith says: believe in the Lord Jesus and it shall be accounted to you as righteousness.

Meditation scripture: Rom 4:5-8, Rom 6:23

Prayer: My conscience has been purified from dead works therefore I always offer acceptable sacrifice to my Father. I have been cleansed from the filthiness of flesh and spirit and now a perfect holiness in the fear of God. In Jesus name Amen

Bible in 1 year: Matthew 25 - 28