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Be Righteous Conscious: Not Your but His!
"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Spirit." Titus 3:5
As a Christian, it is important to remember that our righteousness
does not come from our good deeds or actions. Rather, it comes from the grace
of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Today's verse from Titus 3:5 reminds us that
it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we are righteous because
we do good things for others or attend church regularly. However, this type of
thinking is flawed and ultimately leads to pride and self-righteousness.
Instead, we should strive to be conscious that our righteousness comes solely
from God.
In the four gospels, Jesus had ongoing debates with the Pharisees.
Beyond their covetous lifestyle and wrong interpretation of scripture, a major
challenge He had with them was their self-righteousness. Several times He
warned the disciples of their doctrine with their perception of righteousness
as a major theme of such warning (Matthew 16:6). See the following instances;
John 8.3-12. They brought a woman to Him, saying she deserved death because of
her sins. First of all, notice they brought the woman alone. Next, they also
had sinned; hence it is not in their place to condemn anyone.
Ezekiel 36:25 says, "I will also sprinkle clean water on you,
and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your
idols."
The only one who could condemn did not do the same. Also, Luke 15
parables came because the Pharisees criticized Jesus for eating with 'sinners
and publicans.' This is the same thing that happened in Luke 7:36-50. These
instances happened because the Pharisees thought they were righteous, so they
pre-qualified themselves. Please bear with me once more to see Luke 18:9-14.
Here, Jesus cites Pharisees in His parable to show that we are not to trust in
ourselves but in the Lord. Jesus Himself had clearly instructed His disciples
that their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees (Matthew 5.20). Paul
also mentioned this in Romans 10.3. How many times have believers fallen into
this trap too?
Whether you are enjoying the utmost bliss in your fellowship with
God or you are going through some of the toughest faith challenges you could
ever have, you must be fixed on His righteousness, not yours. God knows that we
could never have met His requirements on our merit. That is exactly why He gave
us Christ's (His) own righteousness. In Him was the righteousness of the law
fulfilled. You and I, today, are the recipient of God's righteousness. We do
away with the righteousness that is as a filthy rag (Isaiah 64.6) and hang on
to God's righteousness freely given in Christ Jesus. Amen. Romans 10:4 says,
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who
believes." Amen.
Prayer:
Father, I thank you for your righteousness; I do not hold on to
any righteousness of myself but you. Holy Spirit reminded me of what Jesus has
done and helped me to put my trust in Him.
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"Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but
according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and
renewing of the Holy Spirit." Titus 3:5
As a Christian, it is important to remember that our righteousness
does not come from our good deeds or actions. Rather, it comes from the grace
of God through faith in Jesus Christ. Today's verse from Titus 3:5 reminds us that
it can be easy to fall into the trap of thinking that we are righteous because
we do good things for others or attend church regularly. However, this type of
thinking is flawed and ultimately leads to pride and self-righteousness.
Instead, we should strive to be conscious that our righteousness comes solely
from God.
In the four gospels, Jesus had ongoing debates with the Pharisees.
Beyond their covetous lifestyle and wrong interpretation of scripture, a major
challenge He had with them was their self-righteousness. Several times He
warned the disciples of their doctrine with their perception of righteousness
as a major theme of such warning (Matthew 16:6). See the following instances;
John 8.3-12. They brought a woman to Him, saying she deserved death because of
her sins. First of all, notice they brought the woman alone. Next, they also
had sinned; hence it is not in their place to condemn anyone.
Ezekiel 36:25 says, "I will also sprinkle clean water on you,
and you will be clean. I will cleanse you from all your impurities and all your
idols."
The only one who could condemn did not do the same. Also, Luke 15
parables came because the Pharisees criticized Jesus for eating with 'sinners
and publicans.' This is the same thing that happened in Luke 7:36-50. These
instances happened because the Pharisees thought they were righteous, so they
pre-qualified themselves. Please bear with me once more to see Luke 18:9-14.
Here, Jesus cites Pharisees in His parable to show that we are not to trust in
ourselves but in the Lord. Jesus Himself had clearly instructed His disciples
that their righteousness must exceed that of the Pharisees (Matthew 5.20). Paul
also mentioned this in Romans 10.3. How many times have believers fallen into
this trap too?
Whether you are enjoying the utmost bliss in your fellowship with
God or you are going through some of the toughest faith challenges you could
ever have, you must be fixed on His righteousness, not yours. God knows that we
could never have met His requirements on our merit. That is exactly why He gave
us Christ's (His) own righteousness. In Him was the righteousness of the law
fulfilled. You and I, today, are the recipient of God's righteousness. We do
away with the righteousness that is as a filthy rag (Isaiah 64.6) and hang on
to God's righteousness freely given in Christ Jesus. Amen. Romans 10:4 says,
"For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who
believes." Amen.
Prayer:
Father, I thank you for your righteousness; I do not hold on to
any righteousness of myself but you. Holy Spirit reminded me of what Jesus has
done and helped me to put my trust in Him.