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The Daily Word of Righteousness
The Real You, continued
For we are God's workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. (Ephesians 2:10—NIV)
God prepared such a behavior as kindness for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as honesty for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as truthfulness for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as forgiveness for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such attributes as love, joy, and peace for us to manifest so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as not taking His Name in vain for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such an attribute as purity of heart for us to exhibit so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as holy love apart from lust for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as obedience for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
God prepared such a behavior as faithfulness for us to practice so the obedient angels, the wicked angels, and mankind could behold this aspect of God's Nature.
Our first "you" has been so corrupted by Satan and his demons that try as he might our first "you" cannot illustrate the lexicon of behaviors that compose God's righteous, holy, faithful Nature.
But the new "you" illustrates the lexicon of behaviors perfectly. The new "you" does not sin because he has been born of God.
As to the good works of God's workmanship being a lesson to the angels:
His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known to the rulers and authorities in the heavenly realms, (Ephesians 3:10—NIV)
It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things. (I Peter 1:12—NIV)
Observe that when God's elect sin it gives the wicked angels opportunity to blaspheme God.
But because by doing this you have made the enemies of the LORD show utter contempt, the son born to you will die. (II Samuel 12:14—NIV)
Notice that when the saints overcome the accuser of the brothers by the blood of the Lamb, by the word of their testimony, and by loving not their lives to the death, it is the heavens that rejoice at the removal of unrighteousness, uncleanness, and disobedience.
Then I heard a loud voice in heaven say: "Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of his Christ. For the accuser of our brothers, who accuses them before our God day and night, has been hurled down." (Revelation 12:10—NIV)
To be continued.