{ Day 23: Jesus Is_ - J&C. Smith }

• Romans 4
• Righteous: Free from guilt or sin.
• Do you actually see yourself as being free from guilt or sin?
• It is not by anything we have done, we cannot free ourselves from guilt or sin, but the only thing that can happen is through Jesus. And it is not anything we earn, but He gives it to us as free gift. But most of us have a hard time receiving gifts, especially extravagant ones.
• It is not that we are without guilt or sin, but we are free from it.
• When we do not act right, it is hard for us to believe that we are still righteous. But that is the beauty of what Jesus had done for us, for what is His account is accredited to us. And now we are with right standing with God, by sheer grace, trusting and believing that Jesus is enough.
• It is another day to stop, and believe who God says we are, not who we think, feel or act the way we are, but we are who Jesus says we are by His work at the cross. And that is righteous. If we really believe so, we will be free from guilt, shame and condemnation.
• See yourself today as God sees you.