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Many of God’s children do not have the boldness to come before their heavenly Father because they are constantly weighed down by feelings of condemnation.

It is important for you to know for certain that you have been justified (declared righteous) by God because you have repented of your sin and trusted in Christ.

To be “in Christ” (an expression frequently used by the Ephesians) is to have Christ clothe you. Now you can approach God as freely as Christ himself can. Your past iniquities-however many, serious, or great-have not only been forgiven, but they also been cleansed away. They are no longer remembered by God against you.

You have now become the “righteousness of God in Christ” (2 Corinthians 5:21).

God has not only placed your sins on Christ, but he has also clothed you with Christ’s righteousness. Otherwise, it would be impossible to stand in His holy presence, where even angels have to cover their faces.

Now having been declared righteous, you are to keep a clear conscience at all times, by immediate confession of sin to God and man, so that you can always have boldness of access to God.

You must never lose that boldness. Never be fearful when approaching your heavenly Father. Always go to him with this boldness; because feelings of condemnation are never from God. He wants even his prodigal sons and daughters who have only just come back from the far country, to sit at his right hand, immediately.

Personal Reflection:
How do forgiveness and justification relate?