Reasons to Rehearse the Gospel Daily — Reason 8: Resting in Christ’s Righteousness

June 8th. Day 8 of walking through “Reasons to Rehearse the Gospel Daily” — Part 1 of “A Gospel Primer for Christians” by Milton Vincent.

Today’s reason — Resting in Christ’s Righteousness.

And about this reason to rehearse the gospel daily, Vincent says this...

“The gospel encourages me to rest in my righteous standing with God, a standing which Christ Himself has accomplished and always maintains for me. {Romans 5:1-2, 1 John 2:1-2} I never have to do a moment’s labor to gain or maintain my justifies status before God! {Romans 4:5, Hebrews 4:3, Matthew 11:28} Freed from the burden of such a task, I now can put my energies to enjoying God, pursing holiness, and ministering God’s amazing grace to others.”

He goes on to say...

“The gospel also reminds me that my righteous standing with God always holds firm regardless of my performance, because my standing is based solely on the work of Jesus and not mine. {Romans 5:18-19} On my worst days of sin and failure, the gospel encourages me with God’s unrelenting grace toward me. {Romans 5:20-21, 1 John 2:1-2} On my best days of victory and usefulness, the gospel keeps me relating to God solely on the basis of Jesus’ righteousness and not mine.”

His righteousness covers us completely. It not only saves, it keeps. Safety and security are found in Him.

When I read and studied this reason to rehearse the gospel, I kept thinking about the description on the back cover of my Bible study, CALLED (also the transcript of the trailer)...

It’s not about chasing. It's about following. It's not about going. It's about staying. It's not about us. It's about Him. It's not a "how to." It's "who through." It doesn't say, "I can do this." It says, "He'll get me through this." It's not about shining bright. It's about reflecting His light. It's not about aiming to please. It's about pleasing the King...

To please Him, to honor Him, to love and serve Him, we simply have to answer the call to walk with Him daily. Then and only then can we walk into all the places He is calling us to go.

Yet another reason to rehearse the gospel daily — to remind ourselves to rest in the righteousness of Christ. It is our saving power, and it is our staying power.