August 25, 2020 WWJWMTD by Steve, the son of John

What Does a Judge of Righteousness Do?

True repentance is not ordinary nor is it without passion. True repentance changes who we are and what we think about ourselves. Neither is God’s righteousness; it is not something we can do and also comes to us only through great desire and sacrifice (Jesus said we must hunger and thirst in order to receive what God has to offer). God’s judgment is the final and third spiritual quality that the Holy Spirit wants to deposit and develop in our lives. God’s judgment challenges the world and confronts darkness. A judge goes through and incorporates all three qualities into their lives.

One cannot confront the activity of Satan nor stand against his power without first finding forgiveness (great mercy as King David did) and obtaining God’s righteousness in totality (as Paul did—giving up all his self-made righteousness for ‘God’s rightness’). Then and only then can one exercise the judgment of God against everything that exalts itself against Jesus Christ. We must in these last days fulfill the calling each of us has by “bringing all things under subjection to Jesus Christ” (Hebrew 2:8).

This is the purpose, the authority, and the truth God has commanded for every believer—bringing all things under the feet of Christ. This is the task in front of us and why the Spirit’s anointing and God’s calling rests on us. This is why we are in a constant state of repentance and always hungry and thirsting for righteousness; it is to bring God’s judgment on a world who has rejected His Son, Jesus. We can only do this with humility and relying solely on ‘God in us!’

So, what does a righteous judge do—what does he/she look like? Simply a person does what Jesus did while on earth but only in performing greater miracles, facing greater battles against powers and principalities of darkness, and with all that we do, we do not keep any glory or honor for ourselves but give all glory to God and His Son alone.

We are to bring every thought, every action, every word expressed by others under subjection to Christ. We do not leave any act of darkness go unchecked. We are in a battle—we have been called to fight a fight against all spiritual wickedness wherever we find it.

The Church has been challenged since January 1, 2020. We have failed to answer the call to fight. We have run for cover, and the darkness has taken the offensive politically, culturally, religiously, mentally, and morally. We were not ready for what has taken place in America. We became complacent, unprepared, fearful, and weak spiritually. We failed God in so many ways.

God is calling us to take up the Sword of the Spirit—the Truth and Authority of the Bible—with confidence and boldness putting on the armor of God and choosing to fight. We are to pray without ceasing, proclaim the name of Jesus upon the mountain tops, and open the door for Christ to reign in our hearts and to live again in fullness.

As I mentioned in my previous article dated Aug. 14th It’s not Jesus who is hiding but it is us. God has sounded the call for His judges to rule in righteousness once again. God wants to give all of us the fulfillment of Isaiah chapters 60 & 61 like you have never experienced before.

If I may, please let me offer some suggestions to get you started:

1. Sing songs that bring repentance and righteousness. My favorite CD to do this is by Maranatha Music (1997), Stand in the Gap by Promise Keepers. Get the CD with narration—it will blow you away! BUY IT NOW!

2. Read chapters of the Bible that causes you to cry and rejoice. My favorites are Psalms 1, 2, & 37, Book of Ruth, and of course the Book of Judges—it will show you how to fight.

3. Get by yourself each day, invite God to ‘show up’, and pray until Go says to quit.

4. Get others to do what you are doing—be kind & humble but bold & unafraid.

5. REMBER to give glory only to God and do not let others give you praise or honor—it belongs to God.

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Dr. Steven J. Wentland www.wwjwmtd.com

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