Righteousness

Righteousness
Nov 29 2009

If u expect to recieve something from the Lord there are things u need to know & be clear on. Such as righteousness = being able to stand b4 God w/o any sense of guilt, condemnation, or inferiority. In the book of Ephesians, righteousness is described as the breast plate of armor that we are to put on. (The breast plate covers the vital organs.) Righteousness is not a white outfit that we wear everyday when we get dressed b/c someone with dirty fingers would easily have power over u & can dirty ur white outfit. Righteousness is a gift from God or a certain standing with God. (no henderance between u & God). Holiness is a behavior. The bible says a righteous person can fall 7times & still not be destroyed. When your righteous God treats you as if you have never sined. Isaiah 54:14-17 = the mindset God wants us to have. When u pray with a righteous mindset evil rule cannot affect you & fear is a thing of the past. 2 Coronthians 5:17 = we become a new species that never existed b4. Altough we feel the failures from yesterday & we feel as though we are not quite new, God & the scripture says that we are.

Storms & destructive weather come under the curse and fall on the universe due to Satan (the father of the lie) twisting his words to deceive Adam & Eve. Sin is a deception. Lust & lying don't produce the pleasures that you are expecting. These things among others produce consequences & they allow the devil to control you. It's not what goes in the body that defile you, it's what comes out. What you speak into the universe defile u. You cannot have fear & faith at the same time. You need to have faith in order for God to move. Where sin caused death & sickness Jesus would come in. Jesus did not cover our sins he took them away, " as far as the east is from the west" (the three Hebrew boys). All things are possible to him that believeth.
Hebrews 9:26

He calls things that are not seen as though they are & then they are seen. God knew you were a liar, adulteress, got high ect..but he also knew how he made you. For that reason he does not leave you in sin. Meaning he wants us to confess our sins so that we may be clean. Wash the lies off with the water of the word. You are not a sinner saved by grace you are one or the other. A sinner or you've been saved by grace. Don't be reluctant to claim your righteousness. Don't rob the Lord of the glory of something great that he has done. The miracle of God is to be able to turn sin into righteousness. People always say "Lord I need you." at some point you need to say "Lord I HAVE you, & we are going to get this thing done". We have given enough advertisement to the curse, sin, & where we fall short.

Requirements to walk in righteousness:

1) move in faith. Believe it! Claim that which is unseen
2) 1 corinthians 15:34
3) realize what has happened to you, the sin is dead. (u are unstoppable)
4) be bold!!

2 kinds of people

11/1/09
2 kinds of people
Matthew 21:28-32; Acts 19:11-16

In Acts, its speaks to the idea that we may think that we have power that we dont have
The devil cant be under your feet if you are never opposing him because you are going the same direction that he is
Who are you? The ability to know who and whose you are plays a factor in what you can do
You have the power to limit God in your life
There are talkers and doers= God is looking for doers and that he is sending people into the vineyard(labor)
God cant work with weak people (you have to strengthen and mature yourself)
· There are several different “2 types of people”
o Saved: living life with Christ as Lord, born again, trying to please him (the church means “called out” in the Latin form
Unsaved: doing what they think is best, living life based on their own personal standards
o Men: strong, responsible, dependable, “rock,” STAND UP and be a man
Women: strong, flexible, but don’t lose your beauty, loving, sensitive, and sweet (there should be a distinction in genders)
o Givers: generous, open, ready to sacrifice for others
Takers: about me attitude,” what can I get” attitude (the bible is founded on the people giving up themselves for what is right)
o Smart: informed, wise, ready to learn, seek advice
Stupid: ignorant (you don’t know), ignant (don’t know, know they don’t know, and don’t want to know), quick tempered, slow to think, and quick to act
o Real: keep their word, consistent
Fake: lying, deceptive, phony
o Winners: makes a way, disciplined, able, successful, give their all, willing to go down swinging
Losers: make excuses, defeated, weak, and undisciplined, (you have to break generational curses in order to get rid of the defeatist mentality)
o Believers: looking for the door to open, full of hope, and vision
Doubters: waiting on the other shoe to drop, always seeing the negative, expect doom, afraid