Righteousness that Endures

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Psalm 111
2 Great are the works of the LORD;
they are pondered by all who delight in them.
3 Glorious and majestic are his deeds,
and his righteousness endures forever.

God's righteousness endures forever. God's righteousness is found in the Person of Jesus Christ. He possessed a righteousness where he never sinned, is not sinning now, and will never sin. This is the righteous life God requires. He can not join Himself to that which is unrighteous for it is against His character and if joined to unrighteousness, His righteousness would be tainted. If one wants to dwell with God here on earth and in the kingdom beyond this life and world, one must possess the same righteousness. You have never sinned, you are not sinning now, and you will never sin. That is how you can approach God in freedom and confidence. If we are honest, we know that we are behind the 8 ball on that type of righteousness quite early on in life. The Scriptures testify that no man can approach God in his own righteousness and that is the bad news: "There is no one righteous, not even one; 11there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. 12All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even
one." a
You may be thinking, "I see plenty who do good." Not according to God's righteousness. No one on the face of the earth is good enough to approach God, but that is only a distraction; all I have to worry about is me, and all you have to worry about is you. How does your righteousness hold up? If you are like me, you say to yourself, "I am undone!" The good news for the undone is that God, through the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ has given us that righteousness and a free gift:
21But now a righteousness from God, apart from law, has been made known.... 22This righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference, 23for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, 24and are justified freely by his grace through the redemption that came by Christ Jesus. b
God has given us as a free gift that righteousness that endures forever--the very righteousness of Christ. It is unchangeable; my righteousness is the exact same today as it was 26 years ago on the day i received Christ Jesus. It has endured all 26 years of my pathetic attempts to "live for God". It has endured because it is the very righteousness of Jesus Christ...the righteousness of God that endures forever and in this I am free and in this I have peace.

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