Justified by Faith

Romans 5:1 KJV
Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:

 “Being therefore justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.”  It’s a settled, legal reality born from the completed work of Jesus Christ! Understanding the distinction between Christ’s Legal and Vital Ministries helps us grasp the profound depth of this peace, and how all what Jesus did on cross is connected to us vitally today.
Legally, we were justified by faith. What does that mean? It means God, in His infinite wisdom and righteousness, declared us “not guilty”, all because of our faith in what Jesus Christ did for us.  There can be no accusation against you or your life in Christ Jesus; you are not guilty, hallelujah!  Not guilty!
He made us righteous through the perfect sacrifice of His Son. That blood of Jesus Christ has cleansed you and made you not guilty.  You need to make this the reality by which you live by everyday.
Before we even knew it, on legal grounds, we have been delivered from Satan’s dominion, Satan’s accusations to impose upon your life.  We have been made new creations in Christ Jesus, and made righteous; think about it, that’s you.  This legal standing, established through Jesus’ work on the cross, is the bedrock of our peace. There could be no reconciliation, no joining together in perfect relationship and perfect standing with God, without this. Man can not have a relationship with God without Jesus Christ.  That’s what Jesus meant when He said “I am the way, the truth and the life; no one comes to the Father but by me.”  That’s because it is only those that are justified by faith in Him, and made righteous and holy through His sacrifice can have a relationship with God.

And what flows from this justification? The vitality of the “peace with God.” The peace of God is not merely an absence of conflict; it is God’s own peace, calmness, and tranquility of your spirit, soul and body, made available to us through the sacrifice of His Son. It’s a peace that permeates our spirit, it permeates our minds, our consciousness because of the effect of the working of the righteousness of God that is now at work in us.  This peace is a living, breathing reality, vitally administered by the Holy Spirit within us.  It is unexplainable, it’s a peace that gives you calmness in the midst of the storm, in the face of danger and threat; there is a calm; when everywhere else, with everyone else there is panic; but with you there’s the peace of God; divine tranquility. That is only because of our oneness with God, because of our justification and effect of righteousness reconciled to the Father through the death of His Son, and this reconciliation is based on unshakeable legal grounds.

Embrace the truth that you are justified. Say it to yourself over and over again throughout the day; “I’m justified, I am the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.”  Make these talking sessions a part of your daily life; make it a part of you. That is the only way you are going to experience the vitality of your justification, and everything that the Lord Jesus Christ made available for you.

Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, I thank You that because I am justified by faith through the finished work of Jesus Christ, I now have perfect peace with You. Thank You for the legal grounds established by Your Son’s sacrifice, which reconciled me to You. I receive and live in Your peace today.

Speak The Word
I am justified by faith, and I have peace with God through my Lord Jesus Christ! The war is over, and I am in perfect relationship with my Father. I walk in this divine peace, knowing that it is a gift from God, made real in my life by the Holy Spirit.