August 21, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

What Does This Mean…Becoming a Judge of Righteousness?

As I mentioned in my previous article, Aug. 14th, “It’s not Jesus who is hiding”, God has sounded the call for His judges to rule in righteousness once again. If you want to understand the Biblical significance of being a Judge of Righteousness, you need to read the Book of Judges, Book of Acts, especially the stories of Ruth, Gideon, Jericho, and the death of Jezebel.

For the next 80 days the Holy Spirit will be calling all who will answer His call to prayer, to be humble (full of repentance), and hunger and thirst for righteous. God wants to give all of us the fulfillment of Isaiah chapters 60 & 61 like you have never experienced before.

Time of battle is now because the time of righteousness is upon us! What did Jesus say?

(Matthew 5:3-6): “Blessed are the poor in spirit, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
4 Blessed are those who mourn, For they shall be comforted.
5 Blessed are the meek, For they shall inherit the [a]earth.
6 Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, For they shall be filled."

So, what does this mean for me? One cannot do, create, or imagine works of righteousness; it is a God thing. Paul said, that his works of righteousness are as ‘filthy rags’. God’s righteousness is produced by God alone—you cannot be ‘good enough’ or be ‘right enough’ to produce God’s righteousness. Jesus said, “No one is good but God.” All any of us can do is “hunger and thirst for righteousness,” and in & during that process of wanting deeply what God has to offer, we shall be filled and produce works of righteousness as Jesus stated and showed us by His example.

However, the issues that must be addressed in order to ‘hunger and thirst’ is found in verses 3-5 of Matthew chapter 5. First, we must continue and remain in a state of brokenness and repentance (v.3), not only for ourselves but also for others (v.4 to mourn for others to find forgiveness), and lastly, to be humble—meek—unworthy (v.5). It is in this state of humility that God fills us with His likeness, His righteousness, and His power to perform actions, words, and judgments of righteousness.

How do I know this to be true? It is because of what I have experienced in the past few weeks and especially the past few days. I have suffered pain, cried buckets of tears, harassed by Satan, and given unusual inspiration by the Holy Spirit. This revelation has come to me only in great sacrifice and through the blood of Jesus Christ. I could not have imagined nor realized the importance of what God wants to do through His people during the next 2-3 months.

It will come quickly! (More to come in future articles. So, get going, share with others, and prepare yourself to see and receive from God. God is going to amaze you!)

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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