Righteousness

I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Saturday morning, the 6th of July, 2024, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today.

We go to the Book of Jeremiah 23:6:

“In His days Judah will be saved,
And Israel will dwell safely;
Now this is His name by which He will be called:
THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.”

Oh, isn’t that a beautiful title for our beloved Saviour? THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS! Then we go straight to Matthew 1:21:

“And she will bring forth a Son, and you shall call His name Jesus, for He will save His people from their sins.” 

You see, it is His righteousness in you and I, my dear friend, that will save us, no good works of our own, it’s no efforts of our own. In fact, the more we try, the more we mess up. Jesus will save His people and no-one else can save them. 

Luther tried it and then he found a little scripture, Romans 1:17:

“The just shall live by faith.”

His eyes were opened. He saw that it was actually Jesus who was his righteousness, not him, not his fasting, not his praying, not his beating himself up. No, it was Jesus. Wesley found the same thing. He said, “A strange warmth came over my heart, scales fell from my eyes.” I believe he was born again and filled with the Spirit on that memorable Bible study that took place in Aldersgate in London, and then of course, the revival broke out. John Newton, the slave ship captain: “I once was blind but now I see, I was lost but now I am saved.”

You know, there is a beautiful song written by Jack Campbell and Jimmie Davis and this is how it goes: 

“I can't take a heart that's broken make it over again
But I know a man who can
I can't take a soul that's sin sick wash it whiter than snow
But I know a man who can

Some call Him Saviour the Redeemer of all men
But I call Him Jesus for He's my dearest friend
If you think that no one loves you and your life is out of hand
I know a man who can

I can't walk upon the water and I can't calm a raging sea
But I know a man who can
I can't cause blinded eyes to be opened or the lame get up and walk again Oh, but I know a man who can”

Today, call upon that Man. His name is Jesus Christ and He will undertake for you, my dear friend. I don’t know what battle you are fighting at the moment but give it to Him because He can!

Jesus bless you and have a lovely day,
Goodbye.