He restores my soul; He leads me in the paths of righteousness for His name’s sake. Psalm 23:3
The theme of righteousness is mentioned more than five hundred times in the Bible—more than love, grace, salvation and other themes. Why is righteousness mentioned so frequently?
Proverbs 2:20-21 (NKJV)20 So you may walk in the way of goodness, And keep to the paths of righteousness. For the upright will dwell in the land, And the blameless will remain in it;
Genesis 15:6
And he believed in the Lord, and He accounted it to him for righteousness.
| Sometimes when a plaintiff brings a lawsuit against a person or company, the judge will dismiss the suit because the plaintiff lacks standing. That is, they have no right legally to file the lawsuit. That’s what righteousness means in Scripture: “right standing.” Mankind lost its right standing before God in the Garden of Eden due to sin. We lost our ability to stand before a holy God and enjoy fellowship with Him. Therefore, the story of the Bible is God’s provision of a way for mankind to regain righteousness—the ability to be reconciled to God and be righteous in His sight. God leads us in paths of righteousness, but sometimes we don’t follow. Therefore, we need a way to regain right standing with Him. That’s why God sent His sinless Son into the world. He took our sins, and we received His righteousness by faith. Thank God today that you can stand before God when you are clothed in the righteousness of Christ Jesus. Faith wraps itself in the righteousness of Christ. Thomas Brooks |
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