"The Lord our Righteousness." - Jer_23:6
How the righteousness should comfort, strengthen, and encourage the believer! The greatness of Christ is most blessedly shown in His righteousness. A King may be great without being righteous. A Roman or Greek god might be great but has no righteousness. Neither has the murderous god of Islam, or the nebulous gods of Eastern Mysticism. The cultic gods of Mormonism and the Jehovah's Witnesses do not have the righteousness of the God of the Bible. These gods require man to earn the right - though the Bible clearly says there is no possible way. It takes a righteous God to see our unrighteousness, and lovingly convert it to righteousness through faith in the blood of Jesus Christ, who cleanses us from all unrighteousness. Christ IS our righteousness. Apart from Him, we would have none, and have no hope of ever having righteousness. Christ has made us righteous, "That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit." Romans 8:4
So how should that encourage us? This righteous God is our God, and His righteousness has been given to us. We are, therefore, perfect in Christ Jesus. We have great reason to cheer, and to praise the Lord, our God - for He has blessed us with a most amazing gift that only He could give - His own righteousness. The errors we make are covered by the blood of Christ. The good things we do are the grace of God, and we are accepted always because of the righteousness God sees in us who have taken Christ as Savior and walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. We can rest on Him completely, and though we are not worthy, we are still righteous in God's sight!
Who is your judge? Is it your neighbor, your community, yourself? No! It is the Righteous God who has lifted you up by bringing you His righteousness. Though the whole world condemn you, you are not destroyed because your God has given you His righteousness. Is the enemy, Satan, your judge? No! Again, you cannot be destroyed because the God who is over Satan, has set you free by His righteousness, and declares you to be righteous in Himself. There is none that can declare you unrighteous when the One who declares such things has granted you full pardon and His own righteousness!
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