Enter the New Land

Jesus lived a perfect sinless life of obedience by keeping all the commandments which we were and are unable to keep. He covered our unrighteousness and through Him God imputes the righteousness of Christ to us the moment we believe, accept and receive Christ.

We desperately need the righteousness of Christ if we are to be made right with God. And we desperately need to be right with God if we are to inhabit the new land. However, do not for one moment think that you can run off doing this good deed and that good thing to become righteous. No, none of your strivings can make you righteous because Adam’s sin was imputed to us, we have been tainted by sin and all that we do is sin-tainted.

Righteousness is a gift freely given to sinners by a gracious God and is received by means of believing in Jesus.

Apostle Paul put it this way,

“We are made right with God by placing our faith in Jesus Christ. And this is true for everyone who believes, no matter who we are…and he makes sinners right in his sight when they believe in Jesus.” – Romans 3:22, 26 (NLT)

(I encourage you to read all the verses, from 21 to 26)

Paul also tells us in Romans 5:20-21 (GNT)

“…where sin increased, God's grace increased much more. So then, just as sin ruled by means of death, so also God's grace rules by means of righteousness, leading us to eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Eternal Life is for now, it’s not something we are given in the future. It too, like righteousness is a gift to be received when we are in Christ and He is in us. It is new life, a new way of living, a Kingdom lifestyle. A Son-sets-you-free life (see John 8:36).

“God has given us eternal life, and this life has its source in his Son. Whoever has the Son has this life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.” – 1 John 5:11-12 (GNT)

God’s intention is to create a new family, a new tribe, in a new land – His Kingdom – and He wants you to be a part of it.

Are we ready, are you ready to embrace the freedom that comes from our relationship with Jesus, to accept His offer of the keys to the Kingdom, so that you may enter the new land?

Let’s go!

 

Shelley Johnson “Enter the New Land” © February 20, 2025