The Sceptre Of Righteousness
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Hebrews 1:8
But to the Son He says; “Your throne, O God, is forever and ever. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom. 9 You have loved righteousness and hated lawlessness. Therefore, God, Your God has anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions.
As you grow in your relationship and knowledge of God, also in the things of God and you start to become more acquainted with your maturing in Christ you will start to discover a pattern of things about your life. Things will clearly start to go in a particular direction that you can now see if you’re attentive. Your life no longer just goes in the natural process of human existence from cradle to the grave.
There now is a defined meaning and purpose beyond yourself, the things that you like, or want to achieve, even your little beautiful family. The Spirit of God begins to expose you and raise you for a life of impact, because He the Spirit of God is an impactful personality. And the more you begin to walk and recognize Him in your life and in your growth as a child of God you’ll begin to see your life become a life of impact, not just existing and passing by.
One of the things the Spirit of God will begin to awaken in your spirit is the awakening of the divine attributes that the Lord Jesus Christ brought us into through His death burial and resurrection that we now have at our disposal that makes life as a Christian exciting. The biggest of them all is in “being made into the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus” and “the righteousness of God being deposited into our human spirit”. This is the biggest miracle of Christianity. Then you will know for yourself that this thing about Jesus Christ is not about religion, its about righteousness, purpose, power and impact. There is a purpose about your life, there is power that is at work in you backed by His authority which effect changes according to the power of God; and then there is impact. Hey! I am impactful! I live a purposeful life! The power of God is upon my life! Yes! I live an impactful life. I feel it, I know it, I experience it, yes! What a life.
Looking at our opening scripture there are some things there, that when you know and understand your life stops being ordinary. Let’s look into them as they are revealed in the opening scripture above.
It says, “A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your kingdom”
The scepter of righteousness: This is talking about a placing into the spiritual authority of righteousness – authority in this world and authority in the world of spirits; that means things visible and invisible. There is a divine dominion, authority and rulership unleashed into your spirit. God’s righteousness is a spiritual authority. It’s beyond doing things right, it’s about expressing what is right and enforcing rightness with spiritual power and spiritual authority; and because it is His righteousness that means it is with His authority. That is an attribute of God’s righteousness that you receive as the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus. Genesis chapter one is the perfect display of the scepter of His righteousness at work. It is a demonstration of His creative ability backed by His power and authority to create, restore and perfect even when things have gone out of order. So, with this at work in you and you being conscious of it, you begin to express a boldness to command the unfavourable things confronting your life that are in this world, and then also, sickness, demons, and spirits in the spiritual world and see them respond in favour to your demands. It gives to you an authority and divine creative ability to command and recreate the direction of your life. Stop watching life go by and get up, acquaint yourself with the Spirit of God in a living relationship with Him and take charge of the course of your life. The Spirit of God is the Supreme supplier of divine power, and divine energy to effect changes. When you do this, life stops just happening to you. You begin to make things happen. Not just by mere human effort but by effort backed by the power of the righteousness of God at work in your spirit. You fall in love with the righteousness of God that is in you as you grow in it, and lawlessness becomes distasteful to you and you start to reign in this life because of the scepter of righteousness. Listen, there’s no amount of religion that can do this for you. This is the working of God.
Next up we have, “anointed You with the oil of gladness more than Your companions”
The oil of gladness: hey, there is a joy that comes upon your life because of the gift of God’s righteousness in you. Such that no matter what’s happening around you or in your life; what they did to you or said or what they didn’t do or did not say, whatever! Your meditations of being the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus will always result in joy and laughter. When you wake up and say, “Yes, it was my fault, I messed up, I know; but… but, I’m the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus”. You’ll discover depression can’t creep into your life and take root. What mental health? What is that to the child of God? Where? “The kingdom of God is not food and drink; but righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.” You will always be joyful, hopeful and excited about your life. Who and what is to depress who? You are the righteousness of God in Christ. There is joy! There is peace! Awaken to it. Why do I say these things? Firstly because it is what the Word says (pun intended), and secondly, I have been through a lot of these things and I have come to know that in all these things we are more than conquerors. You will come out on top. No matter what you’re currently facing. You are victorious. Just stand on the word of God no matter what happens.
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Pray The Word
Heavenly Father, Your Throne is forever O God. A scepter of righteousness is the scepter of Your Kingdom. As the righteousness of God in Christ I boldly use the authority that is at my disposal over the course of my life, even over sickness, and the spiritual beings of hell. With Your love that is shed abroad in my heart, I am a lover of righteousness and hater of lawlessness. Thank You for filling my days with joy and laughter for You have anointed me with the oil of gladness more than my companions in the name Jesus Christ, Amen.
Speak The Word
I’m reigning in this life because of the scepter of righteousness that is work in and through me. I’m moving forward and upward; becoming greater and greater by the day. The love of God in me has made me a lover of righteousness and a hater of lawlessness, therefore my God has anointed me with the oil of gladness more than my companions. The joy of the Lord is my strength. And In all these things, I’m filled with joy and laughter; in all these things I’m more than a conqueror!