TO THE BIBLE - Hebrews 1:3 NKJV
“Who being the brightness of His glory and the express image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high.”

LET’S TALK
To understand sin, you must first understand the nature of God. God is holy and absolutely righteous. His nature is righteousness. His nature of righteousness distinguishes Him as perfect, infallible, inerrant, just, and good.

God reveals His righteousness through His Word and His acts of love. As taught by the Lord Jesus, sin is any action or deliberate thought that goes against God’s revealed righteousness in the Scriptures.

Right and wrong, good or evil can only be judged by God’s nature. Without it, people would decide based on feelings or what society says—and society constantly changes. Just because something becomes popular or accepted doesn’t make it right. Deep down, many still know it’s wrong because of their conscience—the voice of the human spirit. But when they ignore it, that voice grows faint, and their hearts become burdened. Some even live and die in that broken state.

God’s nature remains the only true standard of righteousness. Righteousness is the expression of His nature and will. And this is what the Lord Jesus came to show us—He was the perfect image of the Father. Hebrews 1:3 calls Him the “express image” of God, meaning He revealed exactly what God is like through His life.

Now, God’s plan is for us to do the same: to give expression to His will and nature in our daily lives. That’s true righteousness. Imagine if you lived your life giving expression to the will and nature of the Father everywhere and in all matters and events. What a ministry. What a life! Make these your cogitations. Hallelujah!

GO DEEPER
2 Corinthians 5:21; Hebrews 1:3 AMPC

PRAY
Dear Father, I thank you for revealing your nature and will to me through your Word and your acts of love. I’m the expression of your righteousness, giving perfect demonstration to your will and nature in all I do. By the power of your Spirit, I walk in alignment with your purpose, manifesting your glory and righteousness to my world, in Jesus’ Name. Amen.

DAILY BIBLE READING
ONE YEAR
Hebrews 10:19-39, Jeremiah 23-25

TWO YEAR
1 John 1:1-10, Ezekiel 44

ACT
Spend time meditating on 2 Corinthians 5:21 today.