Day 229 - Jeremiah 23-28

ONE-YEAR JOURNEY OF THE BIBLE
Day 229 - Jeremiah 23-28 (THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS)
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       '"Behold, the days are coming," says the LORD, 
        "That I will raise to David a Branch of righteousness; 
        A King shall reign and prosper, 
        And execute judgment and righteousness in the earth. 
        In His days Judah will be saved, 
        And Israel will dwell safely; 
        Now this is His name by which He will be called: 
        THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS."'
        (Jeremiah 23:5-6) 

All religions in the world except for true Christianity teaches that a person must have personal righteousness in order to gain favor with God.  True Christianity, however, teaches that "There is none righteous, no, not one (Romans 3:10)," and that righteousness can only be imputed or transfered to us through faith in Jesus Christ.  That is what the prophet Jeremiah had in mind when he wrote "THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS" in our text above.

You see, if someone can stand before God's presence on his own righteousness (although that would be an impossibility; at best the person would be as righteous as Job or Daniel), then he would have something to boast about before God which would then immediately remove him from God because God hates pride above all sins.  It makes sense, therefore, that only through the righteousness of God Himself can we stand before Him.

But how could it be possible that God's own righteousness could be imputed on our behalf?  That is the whole reason of the incarnation of God in the person of Jesus and for the purpose of going to the cross in order to take the death and punishment we deserve upon His own body.  Christ took upon Himself our sins and in exchange gives His own righteousness to those of us who would repent of our sins and put our trust in Him.

Praise God I do not have to stand before Him on my own righteousness which would be impossible but that I can stand before Him at any time on the merits of Christ's righteousness which He has given to me and to all who believe in Him.  Have you received the righteousness of God through Jesus Christ?  If not, ask Him now to forgive you of your sins and He will transfer His righteousness to you so the you can say,  "THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS."