REIGNING BY RIGHTEOUSNESS

REIGNING BY RIGHTEOUSNESS

²¹ For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.{2 Corinthians 5:21}

Having known that we are trees of righteousness planted by God and established to last forever, we must of necessity also know the reason for which we have been made righteous. Why was it necessary for God to establish us in righteousness? Could He not have left us with our dwindling and unstable self -righteousness? Why should He give us the gift of righteousness? Well I know you think it’s just for you to make heaven. But why haven’t you gone to heaven. You have been established in righteousness but you are still here. If the righteousness gift was just for you to go to heaven then God should have taken you to heaven immediately you had faith in God and became righteous. Let me show you why you are still here on this side of eternity.

¹⁷ For if by one man's offence death reigned by one; much more they which receive abundance of grace and of the gift of righteousness shall reign in life by one, Jesus Christ.){Romans 5:17}

The verse above just provided the long awaited answer. It says we received abundant grace and the gift of righteousness so that we can REIGN IN LIFE. Take note, it didn’t say reign in heaven. It says to reign in life, not after death or after rapture. It is to reign here and now on earth. It takes kings to reign. Therefore you were made righteous so that you can reign as a king in life. Sin consciousness has made us slaves for so many years but not any more.

 Now you know that righteousness has been given to us so that we can become kings. We are no longer slaves to fear but kings to reign in life. Now we can approach God without a sense of guilt, fear or inferiority complex. It is by righteousness that kings reign. Now is the time for kings to reign in righteousness. You ought to be reigning not shrinking away in fear. You have been established in righteousness and you must reign.

Behold, a king shall reign in righteousness, and princes shall rule in judgment. {Isaiah 32:1}

You have to realize that you are a king and are supposed to rule over a kingdom. Find your throne and reign. Your throne has been established in righteousness. It was God’s desire to establish your throne in righteousness. God needed to give you righteousness first so that your throne can be established.

¹² It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness: for the throne is established by righteousness. {Proverb 16:12}

⁵ Take away the wicked from before the king, and his throne shall be established in righteousness.{Proverbs 25:5}

The foundation of any throne is righteousness and justice. Even God’s throne is found on righteousness and justice. He therefore has made us kings and also established our thrones in righteousness and justice.

Righteousness and justice are the foundation of your throne;
    love and faithfulness go before you. {Psalms 89:14}

The Lord reigns, let the earth be glad;
    let the distant shores rejoice.
² Clouds and thick darkness surround him;
    righteousness and justice are the foundation of his throne. {Psalms 97:1-2}

Dear friends God is reigning in righteousness and we his children cannot afford to do otherwise. There is no excuse to give. That feeling of condemnation and disqualification that has incapacitated so many must now be replaced with the righteousness consciousness and a royal mentality. God has given us the gift of righteousness so we can reign with it. We don’t reign by self -righteousness but by Christ’s righteousness. Christ has been made unto us wisdom and righteousness so that we can reign by Him. This is what Christ Jesus who is both our wisdom and righteousness said about our kingship:

By me kings reign
    and rulers issue decrees that are just;
¹⁶ by me princes govern,
    and nobles—all who rule on earth.{Proverbs 8:15-16}

³⁰ But of him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of God is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption {1Corinthians 1:30}

Did you notice that it is by Him; that is by His righteousness that we will reign? It is those who receive abundance of grace and the free gift of righteousness that will reign in life. You have received both of them but why are you not reigning? You still feel you are not holy enough to reign. Are you not aware that you have been chosen to reign? You are pure in His eyes and he has set you apart to reign.

⁹ But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light;{1 Peter 2:9}

Have you seen the word royal priesthood? You are not just chosen to be king but also to be priest. All of heaven is waiting for you to reign. You now have a right to access the Father’s presence any time and make a demand. He gave you all authority in heaven and on earth so that you can reign. He gave you His name "Jesus" to reign with. He said to cast out devils and heal the sick in His name. The mandate to rule and have dominion over Satan, sin, sicknesses and diseases has been given to us. We should be looking for the sick to heal and the oppressed to set free. No demon should feel free around you. Cast it out! 

What Jesus would have done if He were physically present we can also do by the authority in His name. The world is the way it is because kings have refused to reign. Change in political leadership from one government to another cannot change the world. We have allowed people who are not yet established in righteousness to rule over us when the bible says a throne is established in righteousness. Until we who are righteous sit on those thrones, there cannot be justice in the world. We are the ones who should rule every sphere of society and saturate the world with kingdom principles. The kingdoms of the earth is ours to take charge of.

¹⁰ And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth {Rev 5:10}

The church is the last hope for humanity. Secular governments have failed and will keep failing. God is counting on us to disciple nations and rule over them. Every nation of the world has been given to us to discipline. We are to teach them the truth and principles of the kingdom. We hold the keys of the kingdom in our hands now and we have authority to shut and open any door as we desire. Heaven is waiting on us to make righteous decrees and establish kingdom laws on earth. Heaven is set to back us up if we would be bold enough to make decrees.

¹⁹ And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.{Matthew 16:19}

We are to flood the earth with righteousness and justice. Every country of the world should be ruled in righteousness and justice and that cannot be done by unrighteous unbelievers. We are to turn many to righteousness and bring them into the kingdom. Every sector of society should have people who have been turned to righteousness. We must turn many to Christ. There should be no unrighteous person in leadership because his throne is not founded on righteousness. The kingdom of God is not meat and drink. We must lead many to righteousness, impact them with the Holy Ghost and establish peace on the earth.

¹⁷ For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. {Romans 14:7}

I dare you to locate a sphere of society that you will reign over as king to lead many to righteousness and establish kingdom principles. The whole world is groaning in pain waiting for the sons of God to be revealed. The righteous kings are hiding while creation earnestly expects them to manifest. We are the deliverers who shall come up on mount Zion. We are to shine as light in the world and give savour to the earth.

⁴³ Then the righteous will shine like the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Whoever has ears, let them hear. {Matthew 13:43}

 ³ Those who are wise^[a] will shine like the brightness of the heavens, and those who lead many to righteousness, like the stars for ever and ever. {Daniel 12:3}

¹⁴ Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.

¹⁵ Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.

¹⁶ Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.{Matthew 5:14-16}

The world is supposed to receive light from us. We are to give direction to them. They are walking in darkness and will keep stumbling until we show them the way. We are made kings so we can give direction to a lost world. They are to see our good works and glorify our father in heaven. Just the way the people of a country rejoice when their president does a lot of good works so is the entire world supposed to rejoice when the righteous rules. The heathen will see our good works and glorify God. They will turn to God and live in righteousness. This is the reason why God established us in righteousness. To reign and do good works. We are created anew in Christ Jesus for good works. We are God’s masterpiece created anew unto good works.

¹⁰ For we are God’s masterpiece. He has created us anew in Christ Jesus, so we can do the good things he planned for us long ago {Ephesians 2:10 NLT}

What are the good things He recreated us for and planned for us to do?.....check out next week's article