And you, that were sometime alienated and enemies in your mind by wicked works, yet now hath he reconciled In the body of his flesh through death, to present you holy and unblameable and unreproveable in his sight. Colossians 1:21-22

Jesus saved us, and our opening text shows us what He’s made us. He’s reconciled you in the body of His flesh through death, to present you holy, unblameable, and unreproveable in God’s sight.

This isn’t something God is trying to do, or going to do; He’s already done it through the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.

So, this isn’t a promise; it’s a statement of fact. You’ve been reconciled with the Father, and the latter part of the opening scripture clearly reveals to us the reason for the reconciliation: to present you holy, blameless and above reproach in God’s sight.

It doesn’t matter what anybody thinks about you! God says you’re holy, faultless and irreproachable. This is who you are to Him.

This is how He’s presented you to Himself in Christ Jesus—holy, and free of all accusations.

This is where our audacity of faith comes from. This is the reason we’re bold to make demands in His Name, decree a thing and have it established. It’s because our righteousness is of Him!

It isn’t because of what you did or didn’t do; no! It’s because of what Jesus did.

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