GOD IMPUTETH RIGHTEOUSNESS WITHOUT WORKS

 EVENING DEVOTION

NOVEMBER 15

 

Romans 4:6

God imputeth righteousness without works,

 
This is one of the great and gracious mysteries of revelation.
 
Man has no righteousness of his own.
 
God cannot justify without one.
 
The Lord Jesus comes into our world and produces one.
 
The righteousness of Jesus is infinitely meritorious.
 
He wrought it out in our nature, as our Substitute.
 
It was accepted for us and is placed to our account.
 
Before we have done one good work, altogether irrespective of good works, the moment we believe, God places the righteousness of Jesus to our account.
 
It is ours.
 
Ours by free gift.
 
IT is in this that we are justified.
 
In this we are truly righteous, therefore we are accepted of God, and no charge lies against us in the book of God.
 
All is met.
 
All is answered.
 
The just God acquits us from all charges, pronounces us righteous, declares us to be free from all condemnation.
 
Thus, “Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.”
 
Beloved, when Satan tempts you, when fears distress you, when your past conduct generates despondency, when the claims of the law disturb you, endeavour to exercise faith in this glorious fact, that God imputes righteousness without works.
 

Jesus, how glorious is thy grace!

When in thy name we trust,

Our faith receives a righteousness,

Which makes the sinner just.

 
James Smith