Our Christian faith must be the source of the greatest reforms around us. We must so hunger for righteousness that always want to see wrong righted.
Matthew 5:6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Beloved, there are two things you need to know about God, your own loving Father in heaven.
1. He is a righteous God.
Psalms 145:17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
2. He loves righteousness and associates only with the righteous.
Psalms 11:7. For the righteous Lord loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
Amos 3:3. Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
See what He said to Abraham for continuity of their relationship.
Genesis 17:1. And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect.
It very important for you to know that your Father has enviable earthly and eternal rewards for those that walks with Him in righteousness. No wonder the saints of old had insatiable lounging for Him to access and sustain their relationship with Him, here and hereafter
Psalms 42:1-2. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God. My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalms 63:1 -2. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalms 84:2: My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God.
Interesting, your Father satisfied and will always satisfy anyone lounging to build relationship with Him. You need to do so because of the desirable earthly and eternal rewards . You shall have them in Jesus name.
Psalms 107:9: For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Isaiah 55:1. Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price.
In addition God responded to the quest of saints of old who desired Him to tell them the requisite for living with Him eternally. This must interest you too. You need to be acquainted with this all important information as revealed by your Father in heaven.
Psalms 15:1-5. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 24:3-4. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
Hosea 6:3. Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord: his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
No wonder when our Lord began His earthly ministry, He just built on the solid foundation His Father had built with saints of old, for believers of all ages and that includes you, who intends to live with Him in eternity or partake in the dawning rapture. See it. Since this is your desire, now is the time to plunge yourself unreservedly unto it. The good Lord shall help you in Jesus name.
Matthew 5:6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Dearly beloved, multitude of the so called believers shall be abysmally disappointed when the dawning rapture takes place or when they get to the other side. You shall not be disappointed in Jesus name. This is because they have a wrong notion or refused to accept the biblical interpretation of righteousness that shall qualify them for life eternal.
There are two different righteousness clearly revealed in the scriptures. One is the imputed and the second is the imparted. Every believer who is genuinely saved receives automatically the imputed righteousness. This is because, it is the basis of all believers salvation. See it.
2 Corinthians 5:21. For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.
1 Peter 3:18: For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
1 John 2:1-2 My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
A believer is biblically saved, when he or she believes only in the precious blood of Jesus shed on the cross of Calvary and appropriate same as the only acceptable righteousness before God. See it.
Romans 3:21-26. But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being witnessed by the law and the prophets; Even the righteousness of God which is by faith of Jesus Christ unto all and upon all them that believe: for there is no difference: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God; Being justified freely by his grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus: Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time his righteousness: that he might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.
This righteousness bring believers into the family of God, but not qualify them to living with God in eternity. The righteousness that qualifies a believer for eternity or to partake in the rapture is the imparted righteousness, which he or she must thirst for. Unfortunately, majority of the so called believers relied solely on the imputed righteousness and living a licentious lifestyle . No wonder many of such believers shall be damned . You shall not be damned in Jesus name. See it yourself. They are the people Jesus referred to in the following passage.
Matthew 7:21-23. Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven. Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works? And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Matthew 25:46. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.
Luke 6:25: Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
BUT THEN , IF YOU WANT TO LIVE WITH GOD IN ETERNITY AND PARTAKE IN THE DAWNING RAPTURE, YOU NEED TO THIRST AND LIVE A LIFESTYLE OF IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS, WHICH WAS THE SAME LIFESTYLE JESUS OUR LORD LIVED, DURING HIS EATHLY MINISTRY.
See it.
Hebrews 1:8-9. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom. Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
IT IS THIS IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS, JESUS WAS TEACHING HERE. See it.
Matthew 5:6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Luke 6:21: Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
John 6:27: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
It is the imparted righteousness that makes you to walk and do ordained good works after your salvation.
Ephesians 2:8-10. For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast. For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
It is the imparted righteousness that makes you deny ungodliness and be obedient to God in all things like Jesus Christ our Lord.
Titus 2:11-14. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
It is the imparted righteousness that makes you regain what Adam lost in the garden of Eden.
Ephesians 4:23-32. And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness. Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.
Colossians 3:8-10. But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds; And have put on the new man, which is renewed in knowledge after the image of him that created him:
It is the imparted righteousness that makes you live eternally with God or partake in the dawning rapture.
Matthew 13:43. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.
This is the reason why God makes abundant grace available for you to live a lifestyle pleasing to Him. The good Lord shall help you in Jesus name.
2 Corinthians 9:8. And God is able to make all grace abound toward you; that ye, always having all sufficiency in all things, may abound to every good work:
Titus 2:11-12. For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;
This is the righteousness the Lord says you should thirst for and you shall be filled in Jesus name.
Matthew 5:6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Luke 6:21: Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed are ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
JESUS’S PROMISED REWARDS FOR BELIEVERS OF ALL AGES AND YOU IN PARTICULAR, WHO POSSESS IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS..
Friend, as the end of time draws closer to us day after day and the dawning rapture can take place anytime from now. One thing that would help you greatly to be prepared is your insatiable lounging for biblical righteousness.
Matthew 5:6. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
Hosea 6:3 Then shall we know, if we follow on to know the Lord. his going forth is prepared as the morning; and he shall come unto us as the rain, as the latter and former rain unto the earth.
Friend see the following saints and believers in their days. They had so much lounging and passion for God and this lifestyle enabled them to attain eternity with God. As you follow this enviable lifestyle, you also shall be prepared for the coming of the Lord in Jesus name. See them.
Paul.
Philippians 3:10. That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;
Moses.
Exodus 33:13. Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation is thy people.
David the king.
Psalms 42:1-2 As the hart panteth after the water brooks, so panteth my soul after thee, O God My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God: when shall I come and appear before God?
Psalms 63:1 -2. O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is; To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.
Psalms 84:2: My soul longeth, yea, even fainteth for the courts of the LORD: my heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God
Psalms 143:6. I stretch forth my hands unto thee: my soul thirsteth after thee, as a thirsty land. Selah.
It is this lounging and thirst for God that shall qualify believers like you to partake in the dawning rapture and also to be filled to overflow with eternal blessings for all eternity. This shall be your portion in Jesus name.
Psalms 15:1-5. Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour. In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.
Psalms 24:3-4. Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place? He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn deceitfully.
See the rewards awaiting believers like you after this glorious event . So never relax or recline, but follow on till the Lord comes. Receive His grace in Jesus name.
Isaiah 33:15-17. He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil; He shall dwell on high: his place of defence shall be the munitions of rocks: bread shall be given him; his waters shall be sure. Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.
Revelation 7:16-17. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
Revelation 21:6. And he said unto me, It is done. I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
Revelation 22:17. And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely.
May the good Lord help you in Jesus name.
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