Awake to Righteousness
May 25 - Awake to Righteousness
Dear Randall,
"Awake to righteousness, and sin not."
(1 Corinthians 15:34)
When your alarm clock goes off tomorrow morning, don't just wake up to another day. Do what the Word says to do and "awake to righteousness!" Reawaken yourself to the glorious fact that you've been made the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus and given right-standing with Almighty God.
Why? Because tomorrow--and every other day of your life on this earth-- Satan is going to try to convince you that you don't have any right to the things of God. He's going to try to bring you into bondage again to sin in order to control your life. But he won't be able to do it if you'll reawaken yourself every day to who you really are in Jesus.
Here's a prayerful confession to help that revelation come alive in you:
"Father, I confess anew Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior today. Lord, You are the head of my life. I completely yield myself to You. My will is now Your will. My plans are now Your plans.
"As a new creation in Christ Jesus, I accept the gift of righteousness and all that gift includes: health, prosperity, peace, joy and life abundant. I put aside every weight and the sin that so easily besets me. I now loo****o Jesus, the Author and Finisher of my faith.
"According to Your Word, I can now reign in this life as a king. The power of sin and death in my life has been overcome. No longer am I ruled by the forces of evil but by the God above all gods. I am more than a conqueror through Him who loves me.
"I determine today to walk conscious of my right-standing with You, Lord, and with every step to draw closer and closer to You. Thank You for the gift of righteousness. Because of that gift, I can do all things through Christ Jesus who strengthens me.
"In Jesus' Name. Amen!"
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Scripture Study: Colossians 2:9-15
Thanks so much for this. I just was told yesterday that I do not have a job to come back to after my surgery, which is on June 13th. I can't believe the rotten luck I have. I will pray this prayer every day before surgery and every day after. It is truly the way I feel. It's like satan just got on his band wagon and decided that I was not going through enough junk, and he wanted to up it. Please pray for me, it is so important to go into this surgery (from all I have read) with a positive attitude. Well right now my attitude is I'm a loser. I can't go in to surgery believing that, it will not help for sure. Oh my God please be with me and help me and show me what your plan is for me and my family. My husband is being so supportive and he wants me to still go through the surgery and not worry about a new job, just to get healthy and take care of myself, but I just feel like a loser loser loser......