Their Righteousness is of Me Saith the Lord

May 12

Their righteousness is of me saith the Lord

Isaiah 54:17  No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper;

and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou

shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants

 of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. 

The longer the Christian lives, the more he learns; and the more the Spirit teaches him, the more he loathes himself, and renounces his own righteousness as filthy rags.

He hopes sensibly to grow in holiness, to feel his corruptions subdued, and enjoy without interruption in the presence of his God; but instead of this he seems to grow more like Satan, corruption appears to get stronger and stronger, and the depravity of his nature appears so dreadful, that he enjoys scarcely anything.

He thinks himself a monster of iniquity, and wonder how God can possibly love him, or show any favour unto him.

This experience endears free grace, renders Christ unspeakably precious, and the gift of righteousness invaluable.

How can such a man be just before God?

Where is his righteousness to come from?

Jehovah answers, “HIS RIGHTEOUSNESS IS OF ME.”

Jesus wrought it; the Father imputes it to us, the gospel reveals it; and faith receives it, puts it on, and pleads it before God.

Oh Jesus! in Thee have I righteousness and strength.

My hope is built on nothing less

Than Jesus blood and righteousness

I dare not trash the sweetest frame

but wholly lean on Jesus name;

On Christ the solid Rock I stand;

All other ground is sinking sand.

James Smith