RIGHTEOUSNESS ~ The Ultimate Wealth of Christ

It was the GRACE of God that Jesus left His garments and tunic on this earth before He was crucified. He did not leave behind money and the wealth of this world; what He left behind were His garments and tunic, the robe of RIGHTEOUSNESS.

John 19:23 ~ Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, took His garments and made four parts, to each soldier a part, and also the tunic. Now the tunic was without seam, woven from the top in one piece.

These garments and tunic that He left behind on this earth were for us. Why did Jesus not leave behind money and the wealth of this world? As a young believer before, I used to make suggestion to Jesus that money and the wealth of this world would make more sense, more practical and useful... Hmmm...

Well, Jesus' garments and tunic were made of linen and fine linen respectively; and any seamless tunic is an expensive piece of craftsmanship. In the Bible, linen always symbolizes righteousness. In Matthews 6:33, Jesus personally talked about seeking the kingdom of God and His righteousness and subsequently in the account of Matthews at the scene of  crucifixion, there were four soldiers dividing His garments into four parts. This gesture implies that at the cross, the KING OF RIGHTEOUSNESS had left behind His righteousness, made available for all four corners of this world  to receive.

Therefore, those of us who are now in the grace dispensation which is after the cross, by putting our faith in His finished work, we have the privilege to receive His abundant and lavish provision of grace and the gift of righteousness!

It was His righteous body that was wounded for our transgressions and bruised for our iniquities. The chastisement for our peace was upon His righteous body, and by His stripes we are healed. He was on the cross naked, leaving behind His wealth i.e. the robe of righteousness. He was without sin and yet God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God in Christ Jesus.

Just less than twelve hours before His crucifixion, He shared with His disciples regarding the other Comforter whom the Father would send. This Comforter - the Holy Spirit, was to be sent to convict us, the believer of RIGHTEOUSNESS... Not of sin, not of wealth, not of health either but of RIGHTEOUSNESS.

John 16:10 ~ of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more;


Fifty days after His resurrection, the Comforter was given at the feast of Pentecost, and since then, the Comforter has been convicting the believers of RIGHTEOUSNESS…

Even though this event has been happening for two thousand years now, it is sad to say that we are still seeing preachers having to preach their hearts out in order to  “encourage” and “affirm” believers that they are righteous in God’s eye. In fact, righteousness is the nature of the born again believer and righteousness is not an act. It is just like me being reminded by my parents day after day that I am a man; even though I have already grown myself to be half of a “centurion”. There must be a spiritual conspiracy that is causing unbelief in the body of Christ.

Therefore, through the writings of the Pharisee of Pharisee who was an expert in the Law, the Apostle Paul (I suppose once a Pharisee, he is forever called a Pharisee) wrote under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit in Romans 5:17 that for if by the one man offense death reigned through the one, much more those who receive (Lambano in Greek) ABUNDANCE OF GRACE and of the GIFT OF RIGHTEOUSNESS will reign in life through the One, Jesus Christ.

It was the Pharisee of Pharisee who claimed that this righteousness is not achieved through our performance but through our receiving from Christ Jesus; and grace and the gift of righteousness can enable us to reign in life through Him.

What a contrast… an “ordinary” Pharisee (GP) would command you to work out your own righteousness by abiding to the commandments; and yet the Pharisee of Pharisee (Specialist) instructed us to receive the abundant provision of grace and the gift of righteousness. Well, what do you say...?

With the help from the Holy Spirit, I began to realize that Jesus’ definition on His riches is RIGHTEOUSNESS not money or the wealth of this world. If we are righteous, the blessings and the wealth of this world will be attracted to us. The blessings and the wealth of this world are just like heat seeking missiles targeting those who are righteous by faith just as prophet Isaiah described in

Isaiah 60

5 ~ Then you shall see and become radiant, and your heart shall swell with joy; because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you, the wealth of the gentile shall come to you.

6 ~ The multitude of camels shall cover your land, the dromedaries of Midian and Ephhah; all those from Sheba shall come; they shall bring gold and incense, and they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.

7 ~ and the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you. The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; they shall ascend with acceptance on My altar, and I will glorify the house of My glory.

Therefore, I started to understand what Paul meant when he wrote 2 Corinthians 8:9 that we know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for our sakes He became poor, that we through His poverty might become rich. He was rich not because He got a lot of money and the wealth of this world but because He is righteous. He was poor at the cross not because He got no money or the wealth of this world but because He left His robe of RIGHTEOUSNESS on this earth. He was striped naked at the cross. Father God made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him.

Therefore, just by receiving His abundant provision of grace and the gift of righteousness, we received the abundant life that Jesus died to give us!

Romans 10:4 ~ For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes.

Those who have believed in Christ Jesus are already righteous. This is what Paul meant by righteous by faith. In the midst of my meditation on this verse, the Holy Spirit revealed another verse written by Apostle Paul, this dynamic truth just blew my peanut size mind away…

Ephesians 1:3 ~ Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who HAS BLESSED US us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,

Wow...! He had blessed us with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places…? All the blessings are in us…? and all the promises and blessings are YES and AMEN in Christ Jesus…? Wow..., it is no more a matter of what are we going to have or what we do not have! The truth is, we already have all the blessings!!!

Yet we do not believe... and we cannot understand… and we cannot see the manifestation of our blessings…

The answer is "HEAR" and you can find it "HERE"….

Luke 8:18 ~ Therefore take heed how you hear. For whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.

The revelation of what Jesus had done at the cross reveals to us our inheritance and blessings in Christ. It is through revelation that we see every spiritual blessing in heavenly places. No wonder the Pharisee of Pharisee prayed for the Saints in Ephesus to receive the Spirit of Wisdom and Spirit of revelation that they might know the glorious Father better and their eyes of their heart may be enlightened in order that they might know the hope to which He has called them, the riches of His inheritance in His holy people.

Revelation brings out the riches and abundance in you… Therefore, take heed how you hear. For whoever has (REVELATION), to him more (BLESSINGS) will be given; and whoever does not have (REVELATION), even what he seems to have (BLESSINGS) will be taken from him.

Do you know now who's taken your blessings away..?