WISDOM FOR THE DAY DEVOTIONAL
BY BISHOP MIKE OKONKWO
WEDNESDAY 22nd APRIL 2026
TOPIC: YOUR RIGHTEOUSNESS IS PERMANENT
“For as by one man’s disobedience, many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.” Romans 8:19 KJV
In case you are wondering, what should I do in order to manifest the gift of righteousness? Just believe! You are a believer! All things are possible to him that believes. We are called believers. Until you first accept what God has made you, you can never manifest it. You will first accept it and believe it, then it will manifest.
You are not a human doing, you are a human being. You first become, before you do. God made man in His own image, then after His likeness, which is to function. You can’t function until you have your identity settled. You are the righteousness of God because of Jesus, not because you did anything.
Adam disobeyed, and I partook of it. Jesus obeyed, therefore, in the same token, I must partake. If I don’t partake, then I have made everything He did of no effect. The greatest honour you can do to Jesus is to accept what He did for you.
It is a mark of disrespect, arrogance, and pride to refuse to be what He died for. Jesus died for you to become the righteousness of God in Christ.
So, don’t wake up in the morning and think you are no longer righteous. You are righteous every day! Even when you make a mistake, you are still righteous. It does not change. It is permanent!
When you were an unbeliever, I believe there were some good things you did, like helping people. Did that make you righteous or a born-again? The answer is no. All those good things didn’t change your status. You remained a sinner, doing good. So by God’s calculation, you were disqualified because you were a sinner.
Why do you think that now that you have been made righteous, the messes and mistakes you fall into will make you unrighteous? Remember that you did not become righteous because you did good? Your good deeds did not make you righteous. God gave you His righteousness as a gift!
Further reading: Hebrews 9:6-17, Hebrews 10:10-14.
Daily Bible Reading: Morning – 2 Samuel 14-15, Evening – Luke 17:1-19