Meditate On
He Paid It All!
For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we
might become the righteousness of God in Him.
2 Corinthians 5:21
I preach the gospel of grace because the good news of
Jesus changes lives. The gospel is the good news that the moment you receive
Jesus into your life and make Him your Lord and Savior, all your sins are
forgiven and you receive the gift of eternal life. You are justified and made
righteous through your faith in Jesus Christ. Your righteousness is a gift from
Him. In Christ you now have perfect standing before God, paid for by the
precious, eternal blood of His Son. There is no more judgment, punishment, and
curse for you because the full judgment, punishment, and curse for all your
sins fell upon our Lord Jesus at the cross. He paid it all!
This is what happened to Neil from the United Kingdom
when he came to understand that he had become the righteousness of God in
Jesus:
While reading a book by Pastor Prince, I was delivered
from a forty-year addiction to pornography. In the past, I had tried to break
free from this addiction by my own power and in my own strength, but failed
every time.
Throughout that time, the devil used this addiction to
heap fear, guilt, and condemnation on me. This fear and shame kept me from
asking for help from the pastors of the various churches I attended over the
forty-year period. I had even held leadership positions in some of these
places.
Through reading Pastor Prince’s book, I got a fresh
revelation of who I am in Christ—I am the righteousness of God in Christ
Jesus—and how there is no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. It
was through this fresh revelation that the grip of this addiction was broken
off my life forever.
I now wear a ring on my left middle finger to remind
myself that I am righteous, as righteous as Jesus, that there is no
condemnation for me because I am in Christ Jesus, and that I am perfect and
holy in God’s sight. Every time the devil tries to tempt me to view
pornography, I just have to look at the ring to remind myself that I am the
righteousness of God in Christ, and the temptation loses any hold on me.
Hallelujah! This is what I’m talking about. Beloved,
however long you’ve struggled with a certain temptation or addiction, the same
victory Neil had and is still enjoying can be yours today. It’s yours when you
know what Jesus’ finished work has accomplished for you and you receive His
gift of no condemnation.
BLESSSINGS
JOSEPH PRINCE
