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Favour as a Shield


Psalms 5:12, says the Lord will surround the righteous with favour as with a shield. Who doesn't like to be favoured? Surely I want to be favoured,  and I guess you are just like me. 
When I first read this scripture, what came to mind was how can I be qualified for this favour? How can I become righteous? My human nature told me I had to be perfect, I thought of all the dos and donts I have learnt growing up, but none of this made me righteous. 

But the Holy Spirit reminded me of 2Corinthians 5:21, which says God made him (Christ) who knew no sin, to be sin on our behalf, so that we (you and I) may become the righteousness of God. Really? Absolutely Yes! Jesus became sin so that I can be made God's righteousness.  If I have been made God's righteousness by his death and resurrection, it will require his death and resurrection to be undone before I can loose my righteousness then. Praise God that his work can never be undone.

By that one sacrifice of Jesus, I have been made righteous, and I'm qualified to be that man whom God will surround with his favour. 
This was my liberty moment from all my efforts to do and be! I had to embrace that one act of God that sums up all acts, the sacrifice of Jesus gave me my liberty. I have left the place of striving to the place of receiving and enjoying God's unmerited favour.  And you too can! If you will believe the sacrifice of Jesus and place your trust in him. 
Surely, you can be that man whom God will surround with favour as with a shield. God's favour is like a wall of protection and you can be protected by it. 
Location: Glasgow, UK

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  1. Unknown17 April 2020 at 01:37

    I am blessed by this. In contribution, often times we struggle to live righteously by constantly reminding ourselves of our inadequacies rather than, meditating on the finished work of christ on the cross that builds up our faith to live above our inadequacies and gives us grace to become righteous in Him

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    1. Theresa Akintaro17 April 2020 at 07:15

      I'm glad you are blessed by it and thanks for the addition. Praise God for the finished work on the cross.

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