PROMISE 16- IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS

PROMISE 16- IMPARTED RIGHTEOUSNESS

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children. – Psalm 103:17

This verse promises that God’s righteousness—not just humanly attained righteousness—passes to the offspring of those who fear the Lord. This wonderful “gift of righteousness” also comes in response to faith (Rom. 5:12-21) “Abraham ‘believed God and it was accounted to him for righteousness’” (Gal 3:6; see also Rom 4:19-25). Certainly Abraham’s offspring did not automatically inherit the imparted righteousness from God just by virtue of their natural birth, but they did inherit the knowledge of how to access this wonderful opportunity. And it is so with our children. While the adherents of most world religions strive to reach the elusive goal of righteousness through works, Christian parents can teach their offspring to set their faith on the cross, where Jesus was made to be “sin for us, that we might become the righteousness of God in Him” (2 Cor 5:21, see also Rom 10:9-10)

PRAYER DECLARATION-

Lord God I pray first that my child will understand the righteousness that comes as a gift from God. I also pray and believe that he-she will access this righteousness by faith and respond by living righteously before you all of his/her days. May Joshua “hunger and thirst for righteousness” (Matt 5:6) and, as a result, be “filled with the fruits of righteousness” (Phil 1:11) . In the name of Jesus, amen (LET IT BE SO)!