Romans 10: 2-4

Romans 10:

2  For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge.

3  For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God.

4  For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Zeal::earnestness or fervour in advancing a cause or rendering a service; hearty and persistent endeavour

Some people are out there working very hard for God but there are not doing it the right way;not according to God’s Word. In their efforts to “do the right thing” they are in affect trying to lift themselves (their own righteousness) rather than submitting themselves to God’s Word and His Righteousness so that they are doing it the right way.

Jesus Christ shows us the way/law of righteousness. If we believe in Christ, if the KNOW Christ, then the righteousness of Christ has a way of coming through us.

But we ourselves need to ensure that that way is clear for the righteousness to come through. We cannot let the world establish itself within us to the point where that righteousness of Christ (God’s Righteousness) is inhibited by our own “righteousness”.

For this “clearing of the way” to happen we need to repent daily. We need to re-evaluate our position/thinking and adjust it back to God’s Plan/Thinking/Way/Word so that we CAN be righteous in God’s sight. We need to adjust our thinking so that the world does not have pre-eminence over God. We need to adjust our thinking so that we are viewing the world through righteous eyes. We need to adjust our thinking so that the greater is held above the lesser; the greater being our place with God and the lesser being our place in the world for our place in this world does not even come close to compare to our place with God.

No matter what situation that you find yourself, be it big or small, doesn’t compare to your situation or position with God. Our postion with God is everlasting. Our postion in this world is but a very small part of that everlasting life so why give it such prominence?

If you believe God then you KNOW God.
If you KNOW God then you believe God.
The reverse is also true.

Build your knowledge of God so that you KNOW God.

Without me {Jesus} you can do nothing

Jesus said, "I am the vine, ye are the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me you can do nothing." [John 15:5]


If this is true, and I believe it to be so, then it follows that if we try and do anything without Jesus, it will fail in the long run.

Conversely, Paul said to the Philippians, " I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me." [Philippians 4:13]

So with Jesus the Christ with us we can accomplish all things.

Therefore, it would stand to reason that it is better to stand with Jesus than to stand alone.

No matter what we are doing we should always do it with Jesus. How do we do it with Jesus? We pray beforehand, "putting to him" in pray, asking for his guidance, direction, and support in doing it. You will see the difference.