WISDOM FOR THE DAY DEVOTIONAL
By Bishop Mike Okonkwo
MONDAY MAY 18th 2026
TOPIC: YOU CANNOT BE JUSTIFIED BY THE LAW
“Being justified freely by His grace through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus.” Romans 3:24 KJV
You are not justified by works, but through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus. Romans 4:25-26 says, “Whom God hath set forth to be a propitiation through faith in his blood, to declare his righteousness for the remission of sins that are past, through the forbearance of God; To declare, I say, at this time His righteousness, that He might be just, and the justifier of him which believeth in Jesus.”(KJV).
The next verse says, “Where is boasting then? It is excluded. By what law? Of works? Nay; but by the law of faith.” (Romans 3:27KJV). In other words, you who are arrogant and flaunting your credentials, where is your boasting? The next verse concludes by saying: “Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.” (Romans 3:28 KJV)
The law is holy, just, and strong. The law is good, but the only problem is that we cannot keep it because the law will not bend for you. It will not give you nine over ten. It is either you score ten over ten or nothing. There is nothing like nine three-quarters. And because God loves you so much and He wants you to be always blessed, He decided to remove the law.
The book of Romans Chapter 4:1-3 declares, “What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, hath found? For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God. For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.” (KJV).
Abraham was an idol worshiper. God brought him out and said, Look, this is what I planned for you. Abraham believed, and God put it to his account. If you are a believer in Christ, you are now righteous.
Stop looking at your behaviour. It is not about you; it is about Jesus. When you stand before God praying, He doesn’t even see you because you are inside Jesus. When God looks from heaven, He sees Jesus, not you.
Further Reading: Romans 4:1-25, Galatians 2:16.