When you made Jesus The LORD of your life, you were reborn from death to life. First John 5:1 says, “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” Being born of God entitles you to citizenship in the kingdom of God. In Luke 12:32 Jesus said, “Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” You don’t own a part of the kingdom of God, you own it all!
But Jesus named two things in Matthew 6:33 that we are to seek. He told us to seek (1) the kingdom of God and (2) His righteousness. Knowing we are citizens in the Kingdom is tremendous, but without a revelation of righteousness, we will never know the reality of our kingdom rights.
Righteousness is right-standing with God. It is a free gift that is received by faith, not by feelings. Romans 3:21-22 says righteousness has been made manifest by faith in Jesus Christ. It has already come.
Looking Through God’s Eyes
Let’s look at this through God’s eyes. God sees the believer through His WORD. He sees us in Christ Jesus. He doesn’t look at us the way we look at ourselves. We need to see ourselves the way God sees us, then we will be able to act like what we see. What God sees is what we really are. According to 2 Corinthians 5:21, we have been made the righteousness of God in Jesus Christ. We may not feel like it or look like it, but nevertheless it is true. We are the Body of Christ in the earth today—one spirit with Him, bone of His bone, flesh of His flesh, filled with His mighty Holy Spirit.
It is strengthening to realize that we have a right-standing with God. It causes us to expect results when we pray. I have learned to put confidence and faith in my right-standing with God—not because of anything I have done, but because of what Jesus has done for me.
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