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Isaiah 51:6
Lift up your eyes to the heavens,
look at
the earth beneath;
the heavens will vanish
like smoke,
the earth will wear out like a
garment
and its inhabitants die like flies.
But my salvation will last forever,
my
righteousness will never fail.
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February 4
Unfailing Righteousness
There are very few things in the universe that
are permanent. Isaiah reminds us that not
even the heavens and earth will exist forever.
One thing that we can be certain of is God's
unfailing righteousness.
Numerous places in scripture we are told of
God's unfailing love. Righteousness is
closely tied to love however. If God's
righteousness were to fail, that is be given out
unequally, it would be a violation of His love.
Unfailing righteousness means that we are all
treated the same. Or race, gender, or
economic status doesn't matter to God.
We're all held to the same standards.
The truth is that all of us fall short of God's
standards. Romans makes this very clear.
The solution to this is the same for everyone
which is another part of God's righteousness.
Jesus' sacrifice on the cross is good enough for
everyone, all they need to do is accept it.
For anyone who rejects Jesus as savior, once
again God's righteousness never fails.
Sinners are judged fairly and according to their
misdeeds. Simply trying to live a good
life isn't enough to get into heaven.
There is one standard - perfection - and only
Jesus met it. Righteousness demands that
we accept Jesus' sacrifice for us because we
aren't righteous on our own. |
