Grace Reigns Through Righteousness

²¹ so that as sin reigned in death, even so grace might reign through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Romans 5:21 nkjv

When we look unto Jesus and the free gift of righteousness that He wrought for us – it brings life to our mind, emotions and body – as we become reconciled to God. But when we put conditions on our righteousness that don’t really exist, such as when we look to our behaviour and actions, we get into unbelief (belief contrary to the Word). When we get into unbelief, we succumb to guilt, which is self-condemnation; this in turn prevents us from experiencing the fullness of what God has for us. As 2 Corinthians 3:6 says, “For the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life.”

When it comes to the subject of faith, our ultimate aim should be to lay hold on eternal life – that is the only battle that the Christian is called to fight. (See 1 Timothy 6:12).

So often we try to “believe” God for healing or prosperity or whatever. But we fail to understand that our fight of faith is for the purpose of laying hold of eternal life: the manifest presence of God living in us.

According to Ephesians 1:3, we have already been blessed with every spiritual blessing. When we have eternal life, Christ in us, there is no need to believe God for this or that: we already have that which we have been seeking after – we have everything we will ever need.

If you have the Holy Spirit living in you – the accomplishment or attainment of a thing is only a matter of time. Why believe God for that which only eternal life can bring? When you have eternal life dwelling in you – you have truly been blessed with every spiritual blessing. When it comes to faith, believe God for whatever it is that will bring you eternal life.

Grace reigns through righteousness to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord (Romans 5:21).